Key Votes
SB 23 - Admissibility of Seat Belt Evidence in Court - Key Vote
Georgia Key Votes
Stages
Family
Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Referred to Committee (House) - Feb. 26, 2009
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (39-12) - Feb. 25, 2009 (Key vote)
Title: Admissibility of Seat Belt Evidence in Court
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that repeals provisions of existing law that prohibited failure to use a seat belt from being considered evidence of negligence or causation.
Highlights:
-Repeals a provision of existing law that prohibited failure to provide proper restraint for a child in a vehicle from being considered negligence per se (Sec. 1).
Note:
NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - Jan. 15, 2009 (Key vote)
Title: Admissibility of Seat Belt Evidence in Court
Sponsors
- Jim B. Butterworth (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Greg Goggans (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Lee Hawkins (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jack Murphy (GA - R)
- Chip Pearson (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Don R. Thomas (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
