Georgia Senate · 2025 Regular Session
HB 296: Provide that presentation of a driver's license in a certain electronic format satisfies the requirement to possess a driver's license while operating a motor…
Passage · April 4, 2025 · Yeas 51, nays 3
What the bill does
The bill provides that showing a driver's license in a certain electronic format meets the requirement to have a license while driving a motor vehicle. It also prohibits compelling a license holder to hand over a wireless telecommunications device to a law enforcement officer.
A plain-language summary drafted with AI from the official text below, then checked against that text by a separate AI review. It describes the bill, not this particular motion. How these numbers work
The bill’s caption, as the Journal prints it with this vote
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to issuance, expiration, and renewal of drivers' licenses, so as to provide that presentation of a driver's license in a certain electronic format satisfies the requirement to possess a driver's license while operating a motor vehicle; to prohibit the compelling of a licensee to produce a wireless telecommunications device to a law enforcement officer; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
How each party voted
Majority Leader Steve Gooch voted yea.
Bill
- Bill
- HB 296
- Motion
- Passage
- Date
- April 4, 2025
- Session
- 2025 Regular Session
- Yeas–nays
- Yeas 51, nays 3; 2 didn't vote (1 excused, 0 abstained)
The chamber on this vote
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How each member voted
Yea (51)
- John Albers R-56
- Jason Anavitarte R-31
- Lee Anderson R-24
- Brandon Beach R-21
- Tim Bearden R-30
- Matt Brass R-6
- Max Burns R-23
- Bill Cowsert R-46
- Gail Davenport D-17
- Clint Dixon R-45
- Greg Dolezal R-27
- Drew Echols R-49
- Jason Esteves D-35
- Frank Ginn R-47
- Steve Gooch R-51
- Russ Goodman R-8
- Sonya Halpern D-39
- Marty Harbin R-16
- Ed Harbison D-15
- Sally Harrell D-40
- Bo Hatchett R-50
- Billy Hickman R-4
- Mike Hodges R-3
- Chuck Hufstetler R-52
- Kim Jackson D-41
- Emanuel Jones D-10
- Harold Jones D-22
- RaShaun Kemp D-38
- John Kennedy R-18
- Kay Kirkpatrick R-32
- Derek Mallow D-2
- Randal Mangham D-55
- Josh McLaurin D-14
- Nikki Merritt D-9
- Nan Orrock D-36
- Elena Parent D-44
- Nabilah Parkes D-7
- Chuck Payne R-54
- Sheikh Rahman D-5
- Doc Rhett D-33
- Randy Robertson R-29
- Ed Setzler R-37
- Freddie Sims D-12
- Shawn Still R-48
- Brian Strickland R-42
- Carden Summers R-13
- Blake Tillery R-19
- Larry Walker R-20
- Ben Watson R-1
- Sam Watson R-11
- Rick Williams R-25
Nay (3)
- Donzella James D-28
- Colton Moore R-53
- Kenya Wicks D-34
Excused (1)
- Tonya Anderson D-43
Not voting (1)
- David Lucas D-26