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Senate stalls attempt to move 'boot' ban bill out of committee amid procedural dispute
Summary
A motion to recommit Senate Bill 541 (a proposed ban on vehicle wheel restraints, “the boot”) from the Interstate Cooperation Committee to the Public Safety Committee failed after floor debate over committee assignment and procedure; the motion lost 23–28, leaving the bill in Interstate Cooperation.
On Feb. 24 the Georgia Senate considered a procedural motion related to Senate Bill 541, a measure proposing to prohibit the placement of wheel restraints on trespassing motor vehicles (commonly described on the floor as a "ban the boot" bill). Senator (14th District) moved to withdraw SB 541 from the Committee on Interstate Cooperation and commit it to the Committee on Public Safety, arguing that the bill has broad public support and that assigning it to Interstate…
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