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type: "Bill"
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title: "Special license plates; support state parks and historic sites; establish"
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description: "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 supporting the state parks and historic sites division of the Department of Natural Resources; to establish a specialty license plate promoting conservation and enhancement of black bass populations; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
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legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
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session: "2025_26"
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identifier: "HB 208"
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citation: "Georgia HB 208 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES", "EDUCATION", "MILITARY", "EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT", "AND VETERANS AFFAIRS", "MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["James Burchett", "Jesse Petrea", "John Corbett", "Lynn Smith", "Ron Stephens", "Trey Rhodes"]
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version_count: 8
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action_count: 18
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2025-01-30"
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last_action: "2025-05-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e176de77-76c6-45f5-9ea3-770e67eda60d"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "bdce2e34f43ba81900e72223eb6da35bff6d9114652232ecfe2c7d641b83da51"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
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---
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# Georgia HB 208 (2025_26) — Special license plates; support state parks and historic sites; establish
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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 supporting the state parks and historic sites division of the Department of Natural Resources; to establish a specialty license plate promoting conservation and enhancement of black bass populations; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **HB 208/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/238523.pdf)
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2. **LC 39 4538/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/230854.pdf)
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3. **LC 39 4545S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/231092.pdf)
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4. **LC 39 4657S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/233919.pdf)
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5. **LC 39 4657S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/233381.pdf)
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6. **SCSFA to HB 208** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/237691.pdf)
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7. **Sen Ctee sub LC 39 4766S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/236561.pdf)
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8. **Sen Floor Amend 1 AM 39 0460** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/237532.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #81 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **167–0** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #300 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **55–0** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #353 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **164–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- James Burchett — primary (person)
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- Jesse Petrea — primary (person)
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- John Corbett — primary (person)
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- Lynn Smith — primary (person)
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- Ron Stephens — primary (person)
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- Trey Rhodes — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-30** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2025-02-03** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2025-02-04** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-04** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-18** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
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- **2025-02-21** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-26** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2025-02-26** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2025-02-27** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-21** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-27** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-27** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2025-03-31** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
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- **2025-04-08** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-05-13** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-13** Act 187 `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-13** Effective Date
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e176de77-76c6-45f5-9ea3-770e67eda60d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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