Senator Kilpatrick told the Rules Committee that she had revised Senate Bill 160 (LC 394745S) to address questions raised during the bill’s first hearing.

Kilpatrick said the bill now would require a variable-speed, intelligent speed-limiting device that would prevent speeds of more than 20% above the posted limit, instead of the prior 70 mph threshold. "The changes that I made to this bill were to accommodate the questions from the committee the first time I presented it and to change this to a variable speed, intelligent speed limiting device 20% of no more than 20% above the posted speed limit as opposed to the original bill which had 70 miles an hour," she said.

The senator also said she increased the required period for the device from three months to six months to allow more time for behavior change, and restored forfeiture as a sentencing option for judges. "And then, there was some concern that we had taken forfeiture out of the judge's options, and that is back then as an option for a judge," she said.

Nut graf: The changes narrow the device’s operational threshold, lengthen the monitoring period and return judicial flexibility. Kilpatrick said she had consulted Atlanta Police Department and Georgia State Patrol because many reckless-stunt events cross jurisdictional lines and can injure bystanders.

Committee discussion at this hearing focused on the bill's intent and scope rather than a roll-call vote; Kilpatrick described the measure as targeting reckless stunt driving rather than routine speeders. "It's about reckless stunt driving. It's not just about your regular speeders," she said, and credited Senator Emmanuel Jones with earlier work on the topic.

No formal vote on SB 160 is recorded in the provided transcript excerpt. The record shows Kilpatrick presenting the revisions and urging committee support, and she noted bipartisan interest and consultations with law enforcement.

Ending: The transcript excerpt ends after Kilpatrick’s presentation and committee questions; the committee did not record a final vote on SB 160 in the provided excerpt.