Georgia · Senate Bill 76 · 2025-2026 Regular Session

License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; establish

  1. Introduced Feb 3, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 4, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Feb 13, 2025
  4. Passed the House Apr 2, 2026
  5. To the governor Apr 10, 2026
  6. Became law May 11, 2026

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

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 benefitting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; to provide for related matters; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Every action

16 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 8 earlier steps
  1. SenateSenate Hopper
  2. CommitteeSenate Read and Referred · Senate Public Safety
  3. CommitteeSenate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Senate Public Safety
  4. SenateSenate Read Second Time
  5. SenateSenate Third Read
  6. SenateSenate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
  7. CommitteeHouse First Readers · House Motor Vehicles
  8. HouseHouse Second Readers
  1. CommitteeHouse Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · House Motor Vehicles
  2. SenateSenate Agreed House Amend or Sub As Amended
  3. HouseHouse Third Readers
  4. HouseHouse Passed/Adopted By Substitute
  5. HouseHouse Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
  6. SenateSenate Sent to Governor
  7. GovernorSenate Date Signed by Governor
  8. GovernorAct 485

Roll calls

4 recorded votes: 4 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE (Senate Vote #52) · Full Senate

Passed 52–0
Feb 13, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 52 No 0 Not voting 4
Democrats: 21 yes, 0 no Republicans: 31 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 52

Excused · 4

PASSAGE (House Vote #839) · Full House

Passed 168–2
Apr 2, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 168 No 2 Not voting 10
Democrats: 74 yes, 0 no Republicans: 94 yes, 2 no
How each member voted

Yes · 168

No · 2

Not voting · 4

Excused · 2

Agree to Senate Amend to House Sub (House Vote #870) · Full House

Passed 168–2
Apr 2, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 168 No 2 Not voting 10
Democrats: 74 yes, 0 no Republicans: 94 yes, 2 no
How each member voted

Yes · 168

No · 2

Not voting · 4

Excused · 2

AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE AS AMENDED (Senate Vote #970) · Full Senate

53–0
Apr 2, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 53 No 0 Not voting 3
Democrats: 21 yes, 0 no Republicans: 32 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 53

Excused · 1

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 11 cosponsors: 10 Republicans, 1 Democrat.

All 11 cosponsors

From Georgia's official records (www.legis.ga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.