| HB 0075 |
Support | Clarify Law on Passing a Stopped School Bus |
Bill Hitchens |
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1/30/2019 |
House Second Readers |
Public Safety and Homeland Security |
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| This legislation clarifies when it is illegal to pass a stopped school bus on a divided highway. This clarification is part of ACCG's 2019 Policy Agenda. The language of this bill is the same as SB 25. |
| HR 0037 |
Support | Georgia Commission on Freight and Logistics |
Kevin Tanner |
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5/7/2019 |
Effective Date |
Transportation |
Transportation |
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| This resolution creates a joint House and Senate Commission and is tasked with studying and assessing the freight and logistics infrastructure, investment projects and priorities in Georgia. The commission would consist of 22 members, four of which would be local government officials. |
| SB 0023 |
Evaluating | Trailers and Semitrailers Restricted Highway Use |
Donzella James |
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1/28/2019 |
Senate Withdrawn Bill/Res Consideration |
- | Public Safety |
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| This legislation prohibits the use of trailers or semitrailers on highways unless they are engaged in the pickup or delivery of persons or property or traveling to or from such pickup or delivery.
1/28/2019 Withdrawn from consideration in Senate. |
| SB 0025 |
Support | Passing Stopped School Bus |
Bill Heath |
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2/15/2019 |
Effective Date |
Public Safety and Homeland Security |
Public Safety |
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| Senate Bill 25 allows drivers to continue driving past a stopped school bus on a highway with separate roadways only when the roadways are separated by a grass median, unpaved area, or physical barrier when the bus is on the separate roadway. |
| SB 0496 |
Evaluating | Preemption - Locals Cannot Discriminate Against Types or Sources of Energy or Fuel. |
Matt Brass |
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3/5/2020 |
Senate Read and Referred |
- | Regulated Industries and Utilities |
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| This preemption legislation prohibits any Georgia local government from adopting any policy that prohibits, or has the effect of prohibiting, the connection or reconnection of any utility service based on the type or source of energy or fuel to be delivered to any customer. Local governments may still choose utility services for the properties they own. ACCG's policy staff is unaware of any counties having discriminated in such a manner, but is aware that Berkeley, California has enacted a policy banning natural gas in new buildings in order to meet its greenhouse gas reduction goals. This appears to be a preemptive preemption, making sure this California measure doesn't spread to Georgia. |
| SR 0044 |
Support | Resolution Supporting the Proposed Interstate 14 through GA |
Ed Harbison |
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4/2/2019 |
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute |
- | Transportation |
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| This resolution urges support for Interstate 14, a proposed highway that would run from Interstate 10 in West Texas to Interstate 20 in Augusta, Georgia. Many counties in Middle Georgia have passed resolutions supporting this effort. More information can be found here. |
| SR 0793 |
Neutral | Joint Private Financing of Infrastructure Study Committee |
Brandon Beach |
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6/19/2020 |
House - House Committee Favorably Reported |
Governmental Affairs |
Rules |
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| This resolution creates the Joint Private Financing of Infrastructure Study Committee which will be tasked with identifying (and proposing solutions for) any legal or regulatory impediments to the growth of public-private partnerships. ACCG has representation on the study committee composition. |
