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Bee bill buzzing through Atlanta
Specialty plates would raise funds for beekeeping
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The license plate raising money for Georgia beekeepers unanimously passed the Georgia House this month and is currently making its way through the Georgia Senate. The Georgia Beekeepers Association expects the bill to clear the Senate this session. Photo courtesy of Linda Tillman
A group of busy beekeepers has been buzzing the Georgia General Assembly this year to create a new license plate that would raise money for Georgia bees. House Bill 671 would create a specialty plate to benefit the Georgia Beekeepers Association, which designed the plate and put up the tens of thousands of dollars needed to fund the initial offering to Georgia drivers. The bill sailed through the state House in a unanimous vote on Feb. 1 and is now working its way through the Senate.