2025-2026 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

HB491: Game and fish; remove an exception for use of air guns to hunt wildlife

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 3 and Article 2 of Chapter 4 of Title 27 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to hunting and noncommercial fishing, respectively, so as to remove an exception for the use of air guns to hunt wildlife; to revise provisions concerning the taking of catfish by bow and arrow; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Bill History

2/18/2025
House Hopper
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
House First Readers
House of Representatives
2/20/2025
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/10/2025
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
3/20/2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
Senate
3/21/2025
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
3/31/2025
Senate Tabled
Senate
4/2/2025
Senate Taken from Table
Senate
4/2/2025
Senate Third Read
Senate
4/2/2025
Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended
Senate
4/4/2025
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
Senate
4/10/2025
House Sent to Governor
House of Representatives

Amendments

Floor Amendment

Floor Amendment AM 44 0230

4/4/2025Not Adopted

Floor Amendment

Sen Floor Amend 1 AM 60 0007

3/31/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Agree To Senate Am As Amended By House: House Vote #424
4/4/2025
170
Yea
0
Nay
4
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
Agree To House Amendment To Senate Amendment: Senate Vote #487
4/4/2025
52
Yea
1
Nay
2
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage As Amended: Senate Vote #424
4/2/2025
52
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage: House Vote #224
3/6/2025
171
Yea
3
Nay
2
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/10/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text4/8/202576.6 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/6/202576.1 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/28/202576.1 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/19/202575.6 KB