GA SB291 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 26)
Status: Passed on May 14 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-05-14 - Effective Date 2026-01-01
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-2-86.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to special license plates promoting or supporting certain worthy agencies, funds, or nonprofit corporations and qualified motor vehicles or drivers with proceeds deposited into the general fund, so as to establish an "America First" specialty license plate; to provide for conditions for the production of such license plates; to provide for discontinuing the manufacture of such license plates in certain instances; to provide for the disposition of funds to the general fund; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Title

Special License Plates; establish an "America First" specialty license plate

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2025-04-04 - Senate - Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #472 (Y: 33 N: 21 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-04-02 - House - Passage: House Vote #393 (Y: 95 N: 68 NV: 2 Abs: 15) [PASS]
2025-03-06 - Senate - Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #191 (Y: 33 N: 23 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-06 - Senate - Adoption Of The Amendment By The Sen From The 14th As Amended: Senate Vote #190 (Y: 24 N: 32 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2025-03-06 - Senate - Adoption Of Amend #1a By Sen From The 14th To Amend #1 By Sen From The 14th: Senate Vote #189 (Y: 34 N: 22 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2025-05-14 Effective Date 2026-01-01
2025-05-14 Act 301
2025-05-14SenateSenate Date Signed by Governor
2025-04-10SenateSenate Sent to Governor
2025-04-04SenateSenate Agreed House Amend or Sub
2025-04-02HouseHouse Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2025-04-02HouseHouse Third Readers
2025-04-02HouseHouse Third Readers
2025-03-11HouseHouse Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2025-03-11HouseHouse Second Readers
2025-03-10HouseHouse First Readers
2025-03-06SenateSenate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2025-03-06SenateSenate Third Read
2025-03-04SenateSenate Read Second Time
2025-03-03SenateSenate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2025-02-27SenateSenate Read and Referred
2025-02-26SenateSenate Hopper

Georgia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70916
Texthttps://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/234217
Texthttps://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/234760
Texthttps://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/235562
Texthttps://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/235954
Texthttps://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/239537
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/235561
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/235560
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70916#25160
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70916#25161
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70916#25162
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70916#25492
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70916#25697

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