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Panel backs bill directing drivers to pull over for rural funeral processions
Summary
Representative Lehman told the Senate Public Safety Committee House Bill 77 would require motorists on two‑lane rural roads to pull over and wait for funeral processions identified by flashing lights; commercial trucks would be given practical exceptions. The committee passed the bill unanimously by voice vote.
Representative Lehman explained House Bill 77 responds to rising safety risks for funeral processions on two‑lane rural roads, where motorists sometimes attempt to pass or approach facing oncoming processions. He said law enforcement agencies and the Georgia Sheriffs' Association support the measure.
Lehman described the bill as directing drivers on two‑lane roads to pull over and wait while a procession passes, with flashing lights at the front and rear to mark beginning and end. "If the side of the road is precarious for them, they don't have to go off the side of the road," he said, describing the commercial‑vehicle exception.
Committee members had no questions and a motion to report the bill do pass carried unanimously. The committee recorded the bill as favorable and will forward it to the Senate Rules Committee.
