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GA HB750

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/25/2018

Primary Sponsor

David Clark

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Origin

House of Representatives

2017-2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Removes the requirement that a veteran must have served during wartime or a presidentially committed conflict to qualify for a free Georgia veterans' driver's license
  • Expands eligibility to all veterans who served on active duty in the U.S. armed forces, National Guard, or reserve components and were discharged or separated under honorable conditions
  • Retains existing residency requirements: veterans must have been Georgia residents at the time of enlistment/commissioning and at the time of application, or residents for at least two years immediately preceding the application date
  • Eliminates the separate eligibility category for National Guard or reserve members with 20 or more years of creditable service, folding them into the single broader eligibility standard
  • Amends Code Section 40-5-36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, as offered by the House Committee on Defense and Veterans Affairs as a substitute to HB 750

Legislative Description

Motor vehicles; veteran serve during wartime to be eligible for free driver's license; remove requirement

Last Action

House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

2/13/2018

Full Bill Text

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