Georgia CommonsHouse · Introduced · 2025-2026 Regular Session
HB 1380: Special license plates; International Symbol of Access; provide issuance to current and former members of the General Assembly for qualified applicants
Last action March 3, 2026 · House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
A Georgia House bill would let current and former members of the General Assembly who qualify for disability parking plates get a special version combining that legislative plate with the International Symbol of Access.
The summaries below were written by an AI model (claude-sonnet-5) from the text of the bill and are not part of it. Quote the text, not the summary. The stored text is the Comm Sub version, the latest the General Assembly's website lists.
In plain language
Georgia already issues special license plates to current and former members of the General Assembly under O.C.G.A. § 40-2-62, and separately issues plates with the International Symbol of Access (the wheelchair accessibility symbol) to people with qualifying disabilities under O.C.G.A. § 40-2-74. This bill adds a new provision to the disability plate law so that a lawmaker or former lawmaker who qualifies for both types of plates can get a single plate showing both the legislative design and the International Symbol of Access. To get the combined plate, the person must fill out a state form and pay a $25.00 manufacturing fee. The change would take effect January 1, 2027, and applies only to people who already meet the existing eligibility rules for both plate types.
What the bill does
- Adds a new subsection to Georgia's disability license plate law (O.C.G.A. § 40-2-74) creating a combined plate option.
- Allows current and former members of the General Assembly who qualify for both the legislative plate and the disability plate to get one plate showing both symbols.
- Requires applicants to submit a form created by the Department of Revenue and pay a $25.00 manufacturing fee.
- Sets the effective date of the change as January 1, 2027.
Who it affects
Current and former members of the Georgia General Assembly who have qualifying disabilities and already hold or qualify for both the legislative license plate and the disability parking plate; the Georgia Department of Revenue, which issues license plates and would need to create the new application form.
Why it matters
For a small group of lawmakers and former lawmakers with disabilities, this would mean not having to choose between a legislative plate and one showing the accessibility symbol, since a single plate could display both, at a $25.00 cost.
Key provisions
- Section 1 adds subsection (d.1) to O.C.G.A. § 40-2-74, letting qualifying applicants combine the legislative plate under O.C.G.A. § 40-2-62 with the International Symbol of Access.
- Section 1 requires a completed department application form and a $25.00 manufacturing fee for the combined plate.
- Section 2 sets the effective date as January 1, 2027.
- Section 3 repeals any conflicting laws.
From the bill
“be issued a license plate which displays an image of the International Symbol of Access and the image for license plates issued pursuant to Code Section 40-2-62.”
Discussed in meetings (5)
The House and Senate meetings that took this bill up, from their machine transcripts. Each account was written by Georgia Commons with AI and is not part of the record; the video is what was said.
House Motor Vehicles Committee, February 24, 2026
From 0:29:46 · Watch on the General Assembly's Vimeo channel
Summary by Georgia Commons: The chair called HB 1380 and asked whether its sponsor was present, then moved to another item. The chair checked again later, but no presentation, discussion of the bill's provisions, or vote followed.
House Motor Vehicles Committee, March 2, 2026
From 0:08:34 · Watch on the General Assembly's Vimeo channel
Summary by Georgia Commons: The sponsor said HB 1380 would allow qualifying current and former legislators to obtain legislative license plates displaying the disability access symbol. The sponsor described receiving two parking tickets despite displaying a disability placard and said the combined plate would help prevent confusion among police and the public. In response to questions, the sponsor said applicants would follow the usual medical qualification process and would not pay an additional manufacturing fee beyond the legislative plate cost. Members questioned whether hanging placards already addressed the problem and whether demand would meet production requirements. The sponsor said placards were sometimes overlooked and that the Department of Revenue could adjust the production minimum. At the department's request, the committee adopted an amendment setting January 1, 2027 as the effective date to allow preparation time. The committee then approved the bill as amended by voice vote, with no opposition heard.
Status timeline
- House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (House)
- House Second Readers (House)
- House First Readers (House)
- House Hopper (House)
Sponsors
- L.C. Myles (D, HD-126)
- Yasmin Neal (D, HD-79)
- Bill Hitchens (R, HD-161)
- Alan Powell (R, HD-33)
- Brian Prince (D, HD-132)
- Floyd Griffin (D, HD-149)
Topics
- license plates
- disability accommodations
- state legislature perks
- motor vehicles