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| 1 | 1 | 25 LC 39 4743S | |
| 2 | - | Senate Bill 291 | |
| 3 | - | By: Senators Gooch of the 51st, Kennedy of the 18th, Robertson of the 29th, Anavitarte of | |
| 4 | - | the 31st, Walker III of the 20th and others | |
| 5 | - | AS PASSED | |
| 2 | + | The House Committee on Motor Vehicles offers the following substitute to SB 291: | |
| 6 | 3 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 7 | 4 | AN ACT | |
| 8 | - | To amend Code Section 40-2-86.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to | |
| 9 | - | 1 | |
| 5 | + | To amend Code Section 40-2-86.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to1 | |
| 10 | 6 | special license plates promoting or supporting certain worthy agencies, funds, or nonprofit2 | |
| 11 | 7 | corporations and qualified motor vehicles or drivers with proceeds deposited into the general3 | |
| 12 | 8 | fund, so as to establish an "America First" specialty license plate; to provide for conditions4 | |
| 13 | 9 | for the production of such license plates; to provide for discontinuing the manufacture of5 | |
| 14 | 10 | such license plates in certain instances; to provide for the disposition of funds to the general6 | |
| 15 | 11 | fund; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws;7 | |
| 16 | 12 | and for other purposes.8 | |
| 17 | 13 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:9 | |
| 18 | 14 | SECTION 1.10 | |
| 19 | 15 | Code Section 40-2-86.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to special license11 | |
| 20 | 16 | plates promoting or supporting certain worthy agencies, funds, or nonprofit corporations and12 | |
| 21 | 17 | qualified motor vehicles or drivers with proceeds deposited into the general fund, is amended13 | |
| 22 | 18 | in subsection (l) by adding a new paragraph to read as follows:14 | |
| 23 | - | "(12) A special license plate displaying an image of the American flag, and the words | |
| 24 | - | 15 | |
| 19 | + | "(12) A special license plate displaying an image of the American flag, and the words15 | |
| 25 | 20 | 'America First' to represent patriotism, a commitment to prioritize the interests of this16 | |
| 26 | - | S. B. 291 | |
| 21 | + | S. B. 291 (SUB) | |
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| 28 | 23 | nation above all else, and to reinforce a sense of national pride and unity. 17 | |
| 29 | 24 | Notwithstanding subsection (h) of this Code section, the department shall be authorized18 | |
| 30 | 25 | to issue such license plate prior to receipt of 1,000 prepaid applications; provided,19 | |
| 31 | 26 | however, that, if 1,000 applications have not been submitted prior to January 1, 2028, the20 | |
| 32 | 27 | department shall not continue to manufacture such license plate. The funds raised by the21 | |
| 33 | 28 | sale of this special license plate shall be deposited in the general fund."22 | |
| 34 | 29 | SECTION 2.23 | |
| 35 | 30 | This Act shall become effective on January 1, 2026.24 | |
| 36 | 31 | SECTION 3.25 | |
| 37 | 32 | All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.26 | |
| 38 | - | S. B. 291 | |
| 33 | + | S. B. 291 (SUB) | |
| 39 | 34 | - 2 - |