Special License Plates; establish an "America First" specialty license plate
SB 291 creates a new "America First" specialty license plate in Georgia, featuring an American flag and the phrase "America First" to promote patriotism. Georgia drivers who choose this plate will pay an additional fee, with all proceeds deposited into the state's general fund. The bill requires 1,000 prepaid applications to continue manufacturing the plate after 2027; if this threshold isn't met by January 1, 2028, production stops. The plate becomes available starting January 1, 2026, and replaces conflicting laws. This is a standard specialty plate with no direct funding for specific organizations.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 26, 2025
Signed May 14, 2025
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The bill underwent a procedural change from a House substitute version to the Senate version as passed, with no substantive policy changes. The primary differences are formatting updates and the removal of the 'House Committee on Motor Vehicles' designation, indicating the bill has moved through the legislative process to the Senate.
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Removed the House Committee on Motor Vehicles substitute designation and replaced it with Senate Bill 291 as passed by the Senate.
Updated page headers from 'S. B. 291 (SUB)' to 'S. B. 291' to reflect the bill's progression through the legislative process.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 6, 2025 · House Apr 2, 2025
How they voted
34–21
Passed
Total votes 55
Mar 6, 2025
D
Democratic22
95% Nay
R
Republican33
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
1
May 14, 2025
Signed into law
Act 301
upper
May 14, 2025
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Apr 4, 2025
Introduced
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
25 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ben Watson
RRepublican
P
Bill Cowsert
RRepublican
P
Billy Hickman
RRepublican
P
Blake Tillery
RRepublican
P
Bo Hatchett
RRepublican
P
Brandon Beach
RRepublican
P
Brian Strickland
RRepublican
P
Carden Summers
RRepublican
P
Chuck Hufstetler
RRepublican
P
Chuck Payne
RRepublican
P
Drew Echols
RRepublican
P
Ed Setzler
RRepublican
P
Frank Ginn
RRepublican
P
Greg Dolezal
RRepublican
P
Jason Anavitarte
RRepublican
P
John Kennedy
RRepublican
P
Larry Walker
RRepublican
P
Lee Anderson
RRepublican
P
Marty Harbin
RRepublican
P
Max Burns
RRepublican
P
Mike Hodges
RRepublican
P
Randy Robertson
RRepublican
P
Rick Williams
RRepublican
P
Shawn Still
RRepublican
P
Steve Gooch
RRepublican
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