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type: "Bill"
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title: "License Plates for Certain Veterans; the number of free license plates issued to certain veterans; increase"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-2-85.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to license plates for certain veterans, so as to increase the number of free license plates issued to certain veterans; 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: "SB 293"
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citation: "Georgia SB 293 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ben Watson", "Billy Hickman", "Bo Hatchett", "Brian Strickland", "Carden Summers", "Chuck Hufstetler", "Chuck Payne", "Clint Dixon", "Drew Echols", "Ed Harbison", "Ed Setzler", "Emanuel Jones", "Freddie Powell Sims", "Greg Dolezal", "Harold Jones II", "Jason Anavitarte", "Jason Esteves", "John Albers", "John F. Kennedy", "Josh McLaurin", "Kay Kirkpatrick", "Larry Walker, III", "Lee Anderson", "Marty Harbin", "Matt Brass", "Max Burns", "Michael 'Doc' Rhett", "Mike Hodges", "Randy Robertson", "Rick Williams", "Russ Goodman", "Sam Watson", "Shawn Still", "Sheikh Rahman", "Steve Gooch", "Timothy Bearden"]
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version_count: 8
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action_count: 20
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2025-02-27"
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last_action: "2026-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2fbaad11-90bb-46a5-bd33-16a76a87728d"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "72d2d1a44ca82a712d9d7e9a666cf3b621f279fd5fadc06d4eabc99481a3ef4a"
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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 SB 293 (2025_26) — License Plates for Certain Veterans; the number of free license plates issued to certain veterans; increase
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-2-85.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to license plates for certain veterans, so as to increase the number of free license plates issued to certain veterans; 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. **As Passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/235563.pdf)
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2. **As introduced LC 39 4673** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/234269.pdf)
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3. **LC 39 4761S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/236230.pdf)
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4. **LC 39 5060S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/245696.pdf)
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5. **SB 293/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248648.pdf)
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6. **SFA to SB 293** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248102.pdf)
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7. **Sen Floor Amend 1 AM 39 0516** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247326.pdf)
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8. **Sen Floor Amend 1A AM 39 0524** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247325.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #860 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **43–3** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #799 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **168–1** (pass) · lower
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- House Vote #715 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **169–0** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #192 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **56–0** (pass) · upper
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- Senate Vote #861 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **41–2** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Ben Watson — primary (person)
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- Billy Hickman — primary (person)
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- Bo Hatchett — primary (person)
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- Brian Strickland — primary (person)
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- Carden Summers — primary (person)
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- Chuck Hufstetler — primary (person)
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- Chuck Payne — primary (person)
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- Clint Dixon — primary (person)
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- Drew Echols — primary (person)
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- Ed Harbison — primary (person)
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- Ed Setzler — primary (person)
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- Emanuel Jones — primary (person)
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- Freddie Powell Sims — primary (person)
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- Greg Dolezal — primary (person)
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- Harold Jones II — primary (person)
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- Jason Anavitarte — primary (person)
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- Jason Esteves — primary (person)
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- John Albers — primary (person)
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- John F. Kennedy — primary (person)
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- Josh McLaurin — primary (person)
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- Kay Kirkpatrick — primary (person)
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- Larry Walker, III — primary (person)
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- Lee Anderson — primary (person)
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- Marty Harbin — primary (person)
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- Matt Brass — primary (person)
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- Max Burns — primary (person)
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- Michael 'Doc' Rhett — primary (person)
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- Mike Hodges — primary (person)
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- Randy Robertson — primary (person)
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- Rick Williams — primary (person)
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- Russ Goodman — primary (person)
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- Sam Watson — primary (person)
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- Shawn Still — primary (person)
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- Sheikh Rahman — primary (person)
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- Steve Gooch — primary (person)
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- Timothy Bearden — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-02-27** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2025-02-28** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-03** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-04** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-06** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-06** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2025-03-10** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2025-03-11** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-18** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-31** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
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- **2025-04-04** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
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- **2026-03-12** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-18** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-18** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2026-03-27** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub As Amended
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- **2026-03-31** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
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- **2026-04-10** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-05-11** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-11** Act 503 `executive-signature`
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- **2026-07-01** 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/2fbaad11-90bb-46a5-bd33-16a76a87728d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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