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type: "Bill"
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title: "\"Rio's Law\""
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description: "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 officers, so as to provide for training regarding encounters with persons with autism spectrum disorder or a developmental disability; to provide for collaboration with the Department of Community Health and nonprofit organizations regarding such training; to provide for a short title; 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 433"
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citation: "Georgia SB 433 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND AGENCIES", "MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Brian Strickland", "Drew Echols", "Elena Parent", "Jason Anavitarte", "John Albers", "Timothy Bearden", "Tonya Anderson"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2026-01-28"
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last_action: "2026-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e4ba899e-94fd-4b11-b8b6-cdf3852f6411"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "249b360f719d15986a4524d276edf7b2bf8336d8a43c09353cea8585941339d6"
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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 433 (2025_26) — "Rio's Law"
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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 officers, so as to provide for training regarding encounters with persons with autism spectrum disorder or a developmental disability; to provide for collaboration with the Department of Community Health and nonprofit organizations regarding such training; to provide for a short title; 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 Introduced LC 63 0057** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/240642.pdf)
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2. **As Passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/244025.pdf)
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3. **Committee sub LC 63 0096S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243230.pdf)
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4. **SB 433/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247727.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #580 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **54–0** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #757 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **169–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Brian Strickland — primary (person)
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- Drew Echols — primary (person)
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- Elena Parent — primary (person)
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- Jason Anavitarte — primary (person)
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- John Albers — primary (person)
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- Timothy Bearden — primary (person)
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- Tonya Anderson — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-28** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2026-01-29** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-19** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-02-20** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-25** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2026-02-25** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2026-02-26** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2026-03-03** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-19** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-25** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-25** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2026-04-10** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-05-06** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-06** Act 423 `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/e4ba899e-94fd-4b11-b8b6-cdf3852f6411`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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