--- title: SB 305. Special License Plates; establish a specialty license plate honoring alumni of Alabama State University collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sb305 cite_as: SB 305, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sb305 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sb305.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sb305/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71005 date: 2025-02-28 status: introduced corpus_version: bills-2026-09-12 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. 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Special License Plates; establish a specialty license plate honoring alumni of Alabama State University ## Text Senate Bill 305 By: Senators Anderson of the 43rd, Harbison of the 15th, Lucas of the 26th, Sims of the 12th and Davenport of the 17th 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 alumni of Alabama State University; 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. 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 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, is amended by adding a new paragraph to subsection (l) to read as follows: "(71) A special license plate honoring alumni of Alabama State University. The funds raised by the sale of this special license plate shall be disbursed to the Alabama State University Metro Atlanta Alumni 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, 2026. 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 Senate bill would create a new specialty license plate honoring alumni of Alabama State University, with proceeds going to the school's Metro Atlanta alumni chapter. ### Plain-language summary Georgia law already allows the state to issue specialty license plates that support various worthy agencies, funds, or nonprofit organizations, with proceeds split between the state general fund and the sponsoring group. This bill adds one more plate to that list: a design honoring alumni of Alabama State University. Money raised from selling this plate would go to the Alabama State University Metro Atlanta Alumni Chapter. Because the state constitution requires a two-thirds vote in both the Senate and House for laws creating this kind of dedicated funding arrangement, the bill would only become law if it clears that higher vote threshold. If passed, it would take effect on January 1, 2026. ### What it does - Adds a new paragraph to Georgia's specialty license plate law (O.C.G.A. § 40-2-86) creating a plate honoring Alabama State University alumni. - Directs that proceeds from selling the plate go to the Alabama State University Metro Atlanta Alumni Chapter rather than a state agency. - Requires the bill to pass by a two-thirds majority in both the Senate and House under a specific state constitutional rule for this type of law. - Sets January 1, 2026 as the date the change would take effect if enacted. - Repeals any existing laws that conflict with the new provision. ### Who it affects Georgia drivers who are alumni of Alabama State University or want to support the school, the Alabama State University Metro Atlanta Alumni Chapter, which would receive the plate's proceeds, and the Georgia Department of Revenue, which administers specialty license plates. ### Why it matters Georgia motorists with ties to Alabama State University would gain another option for a specialty plate, and the small fees generated from purchases would provide ongoing funding to a specific alumni organization rather than a state fund or agency. ### Key provisions - Section 1 amends O.C.G.A. § 40-2-86(l) by adding paragraph (71), creating the new Alabama State University alumni specialty plate and naming its funding recipient. - Section 2 requires a two-thirds majority vote in both chambers under Article III, Section IX, Paragraph VI(n) of the Georgia Constitution for the bill to become law. - Section 3 sets the effective date as January 1, 2026. - Section 4 repeals conflicting laws. ## Status - Status: Introduced (2025-02-27) - Last action: Senate Read and Referred (2025-02-28) - Sponsors: Tonya Anderson, Ed Harbison, David Lucas, Freddie Sims, Gail Davenport - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71005 > The history, votes, and amendments (95 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sb305.md?full=1