State Representative Billy Mitchell (D-Stone Mountain) has introduced a bill in the General Assembly (HB 13) that would allow Georgia driver's licenses to include a space to indicate the driver's blood type.
The proposal amends the current law governing driver's licenses to add this provision:
"Each license shall include a space for indicating the licensee's blood type, the completion of which shall be optional and shall be marked as optional. The state, the department, and officers and employees of the department shall be immune from liability for any injury resulting from an error in the blood type indicated on a driver's license."
Since 2014, the Georgia Department of Driver Services has allowed drivers to have their blood type printed on the back of their permanent license or identification card.
Mitchell sponsored HB 13 with State Rep. Carolyn Hugley (D-Columbus). The bill was scheduled for a second reading in the Georgia House on Jan. 23.
