The Parliament of Georgia is considering a bill to limit confrontations between drivers and officers on the roads.

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If this bill passes, drivers will still have to pay a fine or appear in court. It must pass through the Senate to get to the governor's desk. ATLANTA - The GeorgiaHouse of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that supporters say could eliminate some confrontations on the road between drivers and police.

The bill would allow people to accept traffic citations without signing a ticket. Opponents of the bill, HB 1054, say confrontations on the road between drivers and police have become increasingly tense, and this is a way to cut back.

“I've seen some people really resent having to sign,” said state Rep. Bill Hitchens (R-Rincon), a former Georgia commander who co-sponsored a bill to give drivers the option to sign or not sign a traffic citation.

This legislation followed an Atlanta Police body camera video on thewhichwas shown the long confrontation that took place last August between driver Johnny Hallman and a police officer who arrived on a call that Hallman made to 911. The situation heated up when the cop told Hollman that he was at fault for the collision, and got even hotter when he insisted that Hollman sign a traffic citation, which he refused to do.

In this case, body camera video showed an APD officer using a tazer on a 62-year-old church deacon after he refused to sign. The Fulton County Medical Examiner's autopsy report showed that he died from the blow from the tazer, which put him into cardiac dysrhythmia.

The officer was subsequently fired for the incident for “failing to have on-scene supervision before proceeding with a physical arrest after Mr. Hallman refused to sign the citation.”

State Rep. Yasmin Neal (D-Jonesboro) is a former Clayton County police officer and sheriff's deputy chief who pushed a bill through the House that received support from both political parties. Neal said she would still have to appear in court if she refuses to sign the ticket.

"It's nice to know that we can promote it and we can host it and make sure everyone goes home safe and sound at the end of the night. That's the true goal," Neal said.

The bill still has to pass through the Senate to get to the Governor's desk. The legislative session has remained in session for sixteen days.