2025-2026 Regular Session
SB291
Special License Plates; establish an "America First" specialty license plate
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.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
5 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
March 6, 2025 · Senate
Adoption Of Amend #1a By Sen From The 14th To Amend #1 By Sen From The 14th: Senate Vote #189
Passed
34 yea–22 nay
March 6, 2025 · Senate
Adoption Of The Amendment By The Sen From The 14th As Amended: Senate Vote #190
Failed
24 yea–32 nay
March 6, 2025 · Senate
Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #191
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
33 yea–23 nay
April 2, 2025 · House
Passage: House Vote #393
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
95 yea–68 nay · 2 not voting · 15 absent
April 4, 2025 · Senate
Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #472
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
33 yea–21 nay · 2 absent
Committee referrals
March 10, 2025 · House
Motor Vehicles
February 27, 2025 · Senate
Public Safety
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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State Effective Date 2026-01-01
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State Act 301
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Senate Senate Date Signed by Governor
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Senate Senate Sent to Governor
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Senate Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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House House Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
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House House Third Readers
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House House Third Readers
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House House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
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House House Second Readers
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House House First Readers
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Senate Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
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Senate Senate Third Read
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Senate Senate Read Second Time
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Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
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Senate Senate Read and Referred
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Senate Senate Hopper