Georgia House Bill 208

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 7)
Status: Passed on May 13 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-05-13 - Effective Date 2025-05-13
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-2-86 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to license plates promoting or supporting certain agencies, funds, or nonprofit corporations with proceeds disbursed to the general fund and the agency, fund, or nonprofit corporation, so as to establish a specialty license plate supporting the state parks and historic sites division of the Department of Natural Resources; to establish a specialty license plate promoting conservation and enhancement of black bass populations; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Special license plates; support state parks and historic sites; establish

Rep. Lynn Smith [R]	Rep. John Corbett [R]	Rep. Ron Stephens [R]	Rep. James Burchett [R]
Rep. Trey Rhodes [R]	Rep. Jesse Petrea [R]	Sen. John Albers [R]

2025-03-31 - House - Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #353 (Y: 164 N: 0 NV: 7 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2025-03-27 - Senate - Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #300 (Y: 55 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-02-26 - House - Passage: House Vote #81 (Y: 167 N: 0 NV: 7 Abs: 6) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-05-13		Effective Date 2025-05-13
2025-05-13		Act 187
2025-05-13	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2025-04-08	House	House Sent to Governor
2025-03-31	House	House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
2025-03-27	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2025-03-27	Senate	Senate Third Read
2025-03-21	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2025-03-20	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2025-02-27	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2025-02-26	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2025-02-26	House	House Third Readers
2025-02-21	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2025-02-18	House	House Withdrawn, Recommitted
2025-02-04	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2025-02-04	House	House Second Readers
2025-02-03	House	House First Readers
2025-01-30	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69724
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/230854
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/231092
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/233381
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/233919
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/236561
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/237691
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/238523
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/237532
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69724#24878
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69724#25355
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69724#25413