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GA HR1183
Resolution
Status
Passed
4/22/2014
Primary Sponsor
Kevin Tanner
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AI Summary
- Proposes an amendment to the Georgia Constitution (Article III, Section IX, Paragraph VI) to authorize the General Assembly to impose additional penalties or fees for reckless driving convictions, expanding beyond the existing authority that covers only driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs
- Directs that additional penalties or fees collected from reckless driving offenses may be allocated to the Brain and Spinal Injury Trust Fund to pay for care and rehabilitative services for Georgia citizens who have survived neurotrauma with head or spinal cord injuries
- Specifies that moneys appropriated for the Brain and Spinal Injury Trust Fund shall not lapse, and the General Assembly may designate an authority to administer the fund
- Requires the proposed constitutional amendment to be submitted to Georgia voters for ratification or rejection on a statewide ballot
- Passed both the Georgia House and Senate; sponsored by Representatives Tanner (9th), Kidd (145th), Dickson (6th), Lumsden (12th), and Cooper (43rd)
Legislative Description
General Assembly; additional penalties or fees for reckless driving and provide allocation of fees to the Brain and Spinal Injury Trust Fund; impose - CA
Last Action
Act 589
4/22/2014
Full Bill Text
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