# Georgia SB 524: License Plates; specialty license plate honoring Girl Scouts of Georgia; establish

Georgia SB 524, License Plates; specialty license plate honoring Girl Scouts of Georgia; establish, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by John Albers (Republican), Timothy Bearden (Republican), Sonya Halpern (Democrat) and 6 others; status signed, last action 2027-01-01 (Effective Date) (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia SB 524
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: License Plates; specialty license plate honoring Girl Scouts of Georgia; establish
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-18
- Last action: 2027-01-01, Effective Date
- Sponsors: John Albers (Republican), Timothy Bearden (Republican), Sonya Halpern (Democrat), Marty Harbin (Republican), Billy Hickman (Republican), Elena Parent (Democrat), Chuck Payne (Republican), Larry Walker (Republican), Kenya Wicks (Democrat)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Public Safety and Homeland Security, Public Safety, General Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (206 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New plates support Georgia Girl Scouts: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, Georgia offers a specialty license plate honoring Girl Scouts of Georgia. Money raised from plate sales is split equally between Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta and Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia. The law does not set a total funding amount.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: John Albers (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Timothy Bearden (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Sonya Halpern (Democrat), Senate
- Sponsor: Marty Harbin (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Billy Hickman (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Elena Parent (Democrat), Senate
- Sponsor: Chuck Payne (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Larry Walker (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Kenya Wicks (Democrat), Senate
- Cosponsor: Clint Crowe (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-16 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 155 | 0 | 11 |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE | pass | 51 | 0 | 2 |

## Actions (15)

- 2027-01-01: Effective Date
- 2026-05-11: Senate Date Signed by Governor (Senate)
- 2026-05-11: Act 517
- 2026-04-10: Senate Sent to Governor (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: House Third Readers (House)
- 2026-03-16: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2026-03-12: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2026-03-09: House Second Readers (House)
- 2026-03-06: House First Readers (House)
- 2026-03-04: Senate Third Read (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Senate Hopper (Senate)

## Bill text

- SB 524/AP* (v7): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/246167)

## 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 524/AP* (v7) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/246167)

## 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-SB524-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-04).