HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish

Georgia law already allows drivers to buy specialty license plates that support various agencies, funds, and nonprofit groups, with the extra fee split between the state general fund and the named organization. This bill adds one more plate to that list: a special license plate honoring public safety officers. Money raised from selling this new plate would go to the Georgia Public Safety Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit organization. Because the Georgia Constitution requires a two-thirds vote in both chambers for laws creating this kind of dedicated fee arrangement, the bill only becomes law if it clears that higher threshold, which the bill notes it did (it is recorded as passed). If enacted, the change would take effect on January 1, 2027.

• Adds a new specialty license plate to Georgia's list of plates that support specific agencies or nonprofits, honoring public safety officers.
• Directs that money raised from selling the new plate go to the Georgia Public Safety Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit organization.
• States that the law only takes effect if it received the two-thirds majority vote required by the Georgia Constitution for this type of funding law.
• Sets the effective date for the new plate program as January 1, 2027.

Georgia drivers who choose to purchase the new specialty plate, the Georgia Department of Revenue and county tag offices that issue license plates, and the Georgia Public Safety Foundation, Inc., which would receive the plate's proceeds.

Drivers who want to show support for public safety officers would get a new option when registering their vehicles, and the extra fee they pay would provide a funding stream for the Georgia Public Safety Foundation, giving the nonprofit ongoing revenue tied to plate sales rather than a one-time appropriation.

• Section 1 amends O.C.G.A. § 40-2-86 by adding paragraph (76), creating a special license plate honoring public safety officers with proceeds sent to the Georgia Public Safety Foundation, Inc.
• Section 2 requires the Act to receive a two-thirds majority vote in both the House and Senate under the Georgia Constitution's rules for this kind of dedicated-fee law.
• Section 3 sets the effective date as January 1, 2027.
• Section 4 repeals any conflicting laws.

1. 2026-05-12Effective Date 2027-01-01
2. 2026-05-12Act 622
3. 2026-05-12House Date Signed by Governor (Cámara de Representantes)
4. 2026-04-06House Sent to Governor (Cámara de Representantes)
5. 2026-03-19Senate Passed/Adopted (Senado)
6. 2026-03-19Senate Third Read (Senado)
7. 2026-03-16Senate Read Second Time (Senado)
8. 2026-03-12Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senado)

• Tim Fleming (R, HD-114)Patrocinador principal
• Bill Hitchens (R, HD-161)
• Clint Crowe (R, HD-118)
• Eddie Lumsden (R, HD-012)
• Karen Mathiak (R, HD-082)
• Lauren McDonald (R, HD-026)
• John Albers (R, SD-056)

1. AprobadaVotación: Cámara de Representantes4 de marzo de 2026

   168 a favor, 0 en contra (3 sin votar, 6 ausentes)

   Passage: House Vote #618

2. AprobadaVotación: Senado19 de marzo de 2026

   52 a favor, 0 en contra (1 sin votar, 1 ausentes)

   Passage: Senate Vote #748

• license plates
• public safety officers
• vehicle registration
• nonprofit funding