# Georgia SB 433: "Rio's Law"

Georgia SB 433, "Rio's Law", is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by John Albers (Republican), Jason Anavitarte (Republican), Tonya Anderson (Democrat) and 4 others; status signed, last action 2026-07-01 (Effective Date); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia SB 433
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: "Rio's Law"
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-28
- Last action: 2026-07-01, Effective Date
- Sponsors: John Albers (Republican), Jason Anavitarte (Republican), Tonya Anderson (Democrat), Timothy Bearden (Republican), Drew Echols (Republican), Elena Parent (Democrat), Brian Strickland (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Public Safety and Homeland Security, Public Safety, General Bill
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (223 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Georgia officers must learn disability interaction skills: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, Georgia peace officer basic training must cover interactions with people with autism or developmental disabilities. Training includes best practices for encounters involving the new special plates and investigations involving people with these disabilities. Officers must…
- New disability plates with eligibility and penalties: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, eligible Georgia residents can get a special autism spectrum disorder or developmental disability license plate. Applicants must own a private passenger vehicle, meet registration and licensing requirements, and pay applicable fees. Eligibility covers owners whose spouse,…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: John Albers (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Jason Anavitarte (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Tonya Anderson (Democrat), Senate
- Sponsor: Timothy Bearden (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Drew Echols (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Elena Parent (Democrat), Senate
- Sponsor: Brian Strickland (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Eddie Lumsden (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-25 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 169 | 0 | 6 |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE | pass | 54 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (15)

- 2026-07-01: Effective Date
- 2026-05-06: Senate Date Signed by Governor (Senate)
- 2026-05-06: Act 423
- 2026-04-10: Senate Sent to Governor (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: House Third Readers (House)
- 2026-03-25: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2026-03-19: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2026-03-03: House Second Readers (House)
- 2026-02-26: House First Readers (House)
- 2026-02-25: Senate Third Read (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Senate Hopper (Senate)

## Bill text

- SB 433/AP* (v7): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/247727)

## Related bills

- SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckless stunt driving; replace the forfeiture penalty (signed)
- SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation for certain motor vehicles; provide (signed)
- SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; establish (signed)
- SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact (signed)
- HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish (signed)
- HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact (signed)

## Sources
- [SB 433/AP* (v7) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/247727)

## Related
- [SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckles…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB160-2025-2026)
- [SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB384-2025-2026)
- [SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Servic…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB76-2025-2026)
- [SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB406-2025-2026)
- [HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1391-2025-2026)
- [HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1344-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB433-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).