2019: Amendment 1 of HB 171
Session 2019-20On March 26, during the Senate floor debate on HB 171, an amendment was offered by Senator William Ligon (Brunswick) (Amendment 1) which would have removed the provision admitting the non-use of seat belts as evidence in civil court cases.
Amendment 1 would have stripped out in its entirety the pro-business language around the admissibility of seat belt usage or non-usage in a civil case. Georgia law requires front-seat passengers to wear seat belts as a proven method of reducing serious bodily injury or death, yet juries aren’t allowed to know whether an individual was or was not complying with the law at the time of an accident.
The Chamber would like to thank those Senators who supported the business community by voting against Amendment 1.
* Amendment 1 did not pass the Senate, therefore there are no votes to be counted for House members.
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On March 26, during the Senate floor debate on HB 171, an amendment was offered by Senator William Ligon (Brunswick) (Amendment 1) which would have removed the provision admitting the non-use of seat belts as evidence in civil court cases. Amendment 1 would have stripped out in its entirety the pro-business language around the admissibility of seat belt usage or non-usage in a civil case. Georgia law requires front-seat passengers to wear seat belts as a proven method of reducing serious bodily injury or death, yet juries aren’t allowed to know whether an individual was or was not complying with the law at the time of an accident. The Chamber would like to thank those Senators who supported the business community by voting against Amendment 1. * Amendment 1 did not pass the Senate, therefore there are no votes to be counted for House members. |
Mar/26/2019 |
