SB 529 amends Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating  to the uniform rules of the road. The bill provides for an offense of homicide by vehicle punishable by imprisonment for not less than three years and not more than 15 years, where a person has committed the offense of felony hit and run and the accident resulted in the death of the person. It provides that a person who fails to stop and render aid under certain circumstances has committed the offense of hit and run. Where a person injured in such accident is unconscious, appears deceased, or is otherwise unable to communicate, the person that hit them must make every reasonable effort to ensure that emergency medical services and local law enforcement are contacted for the purpose of reporting the accident and making a request for assistance. It changes the penalty for feticide by vehicle to not less than 3 years and not more than 15 years.

In addition, the bill amends Code Section 52-7-12.2, relating to homicide by vessel. It provides for an offense of homicide by vessel in the first degree where a person has operated a vessel in such a manner as to cause a collision or accident and knowingly fails to stop and attempt to render assistance. This crime is a felony punishable by not less than 3 years and no more than 15 years.