SB 84 Georgia Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Special License Plates; specialty license plate honoring the Shepherd Center; establish

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-2-86 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to special license plates promoting or supporting certain worthy 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 honoring the Shepherd Center; to establish a specialty license plate benefiting the Georgia Transplant Foundation; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Mar 21, 2025

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What changed between versions

As Passed Senate → LC 39 4697S/hss · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to create a new license plate program focused on organ donation rather than specific organizations. The original version established plates for the Shepherd Center and Georgia Transplant Foundation, while the substitute version creates a single plate recognizing organ donation importance with proceeds going to the general fund instead of specific organizations.

Scope change

Changed from two separate specialty plates for specific organizations to one plate promoting organ donation with funds deposited in the general fund rather than disbursed to specific entities.

SCOPE

Replaced two organization-specific license plates (Shepherd Center and Georgia Transplant Foundation) with one general organ donation awareness plate.

FISCAL

Changed funding destination from direct disbursement to specific organizations to depositing proceeds in the general fund.

TIMELINE

Modified effective dates from July 1, 2025 and January 1, 2026 to a single effective date of January 1, 2026.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement that plate design must include the phrase 'Organ Donors Save Lives'.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2025 · House Mar 21, 2025

How they voted

53–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 55

Feb 11, 2025

D Democratic22

20 Yea 2

90% Yea

R Republican33

33 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Mar 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Passed/Adopted By Substitute

lower

Mar 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

lower

Feb 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute

upper

Feb 6, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

upper

Feb 4, 2025

Committee

Senate Read and Referred

upper

Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

Senate Hopper

upper

5 primary · 0 co-sponsors