--- title: HB 1073. Special license plates; Jackson State University; establish collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hb1073 cite_as: HB 1073, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb1073 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb1073.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb1073/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72524 date: 2026-03-03 status: introduced corpus_version: bills-2026-09-13 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb1072.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb1074.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 305 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb1073.md?full=1 bill_number: HB 1073 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: bill status_date: 2026-01-28 last_action: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute sponsors: - Doreen Carter - Carolyn Hugley - Dewey McClain - Demetrius Douglas - Alan Powell - Brian Prince text_version: Comm Sub has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HB1073/2025 upstream_id: 2100296 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - license plates - Jackson State University - vehicle registration - alumni fundraising --- # HB 1073. Special license plates; Jackson State University; establish ## Text The House Committee on Motor Vehicles offers the following substitute to HB 1073: 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 honoring Jackson State University; to provide for related matters; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: SECTION 1. 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, is amended by adding a new paragraph to subsection (l) to read as follows: "(76) A special license plate honoring Jackson State University. The funds raised by the sale of this special license plate shall be disbursed to Jackson State University National Alumni Association Inc., Metro Atlanta Chapter." SECTION 2. In accordance with the requirements of Article III, Section IX, Paragraph VI(n) of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, this Act shall not become law unless it receives the requisite two-thirds' majority vote in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. SECTION 3. This Act shall become effective on January 1, 2027. SECTION 4. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the bill. Quote the text, not the summary. A Georgia House bill would create a new special license plate honoring Jackson State University, with sale proceeds going to a local alumni association chapter. ### Plain-language summary Georgia law allows the state to issue special license plates that support various agencies, funds, and nonprofit organizations, with the Department of Revenue's motor vehicle division handling the plates and directing proceeds to the named group. This bill adds a new entry to that list of plates by amending O.C.G.A. § 40-2-86. The new plate would honor Jackson State University, a historically Black university located in Jackson, Mississippi. Money raised from selling the plate would go to the Jackson State University National Alumni Association Inc., Metro Atlanta Chapter, rather than to the university itself. Because Georgia's constitution requires a two-thirds vote in both the House and Senate for bills creating this kind of dedicated funding, the bill would only become law if it clears that higher threshold. If passed, it would take effect January 1, 2027. ### What it does - Adds a new paragraph to Georgia's special license plate law (O.C.G.A. § 40-2-86) creating a plate honoring Jackson State University. - Directs that proceeds from selling the plate go to the Jackson State University National Alumni Association Inc., Metro Atlanta Chapter. - Requires the bill to pass by a two-thirds majority in both the Georgia House and Senate to satisfy a state constitutional rule on dedicated funding. - Sets the effective date as January 1, 2027 if the bill is enacted. ### Who it affects Georgia vehicle owners who want to purchase the new Jackson State University plate, the Georgia Department of Revenue which administers special license plates, and the Jackson State University National Alumni Association's Metro Atlanta Chapter, which would receive the sale proceeds. ### Why it matters Georgia drivers with ties to Jackson State University would gain another option for showing school affiliation on their vehicles, and each plate purchase would generate a small, ongoing revenue stream for the university's Atlanta-area alumni chapter rather than for the university itself. ### Key provisions - Section 1 amends O.C.G.A. § 40-2-86(l) by adding paragraph (76), creating the Jackson State University special license plate and naming the Metro Atlanta Chapter of its national alumni association as the recipient of proceeds. - Section 2 requires a two-thirds majority vote in both chambers under the Georgia Constitution's rule on laws creating dedicated funding streams. - Section 3 sets the effective date at January 1, 2027. - Section 4 repeals any conflicting laws. ## Status - Status: Introduced (2026-01-28) - Last action: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (2026-03-03) - Sponsors: Doreen Carter, Carolyn Hugley, Dewey McClain, Demetrius Douglas, Alan Powell, Brian Prince - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72524 > The history, votes, and amendments (305 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb1073.md?full=1