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Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to prestige license plates and special plates for certain persons and vehicles, so as to provide for special license plates for persons with autism spectrum disorder or a...” Read the full text
2025-2026 regular session
What it does
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to prestige license plates and special plates for certain persons and vehicles, so as to provide for special license plates for persons with autism spectrum disorder or a developmental disability and for such person's spouse, parent, or legal guardian; to amend Chapter 8 of Chapter 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to employment and training of peace o
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Senate Hopper · Jan 28, 2026
Senate Read and Referred · Jan 29, 2026
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Feb 19, 2026
Senate Read Second Time · Feb 20, 2026
Senate Third Read · Feb 25, 2026
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Feb 25, 2026
House First Readers · Feb 26, 2026
House Second Readers · Mar 3, 2026
House Committee Favorably Reported · Mar 19, 2026
House Third Readers · Mar 25, 2026
House Passed/Adopted · Mar 25, 2026
Senate Sent to Governor · Apr 10, 2026
Senate Date Signed by Governor · May 6, 2026
Act 423 · May 6, 2026
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2026
The numbers
8
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Strickland, BrianAlbers, JohnBearden, TimothyEchols, DrewAnderson, TonyaAnavitarte, JasonParent, ElenaLumsden, Eddie
Recorded votes
PASSAGEHouse · 2026-03-25 · yea 169, nay 0, notVoting 6, excused 5
PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTESenate · 2026-02-25 · yea 54, nay 0, notVoting 1, excused 1
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Georgia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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