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Georgia · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 491: Game and fish; remove an exception for use of air guns to hunt wildlife

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 491 is a bill introduced in the Georgia House on February 18, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Game and fish; remove an exception for use of air guns to hunt wildlife. Primary sponsor: Johnny Chastain (Republican), Trey Rhodes (Republican), Jutt Howard (Republican), Danny Mathis (Republican), Jason Ridley (Republican), John Corbett (Republican). Most recent recorded action (July 1, 2025): Effective Date.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Johnny ChastainPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse7
Trey RhodesPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse124
Jutt HowardPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse71
Danny MathisPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse133
Jason RidleyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse6
John CorbettPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse174

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Effective Date
  2. Act 268
  3. House Date Signed by Governor
  4. House Sent to Governor
  5. Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
  6. House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
  7. Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended
  8. Senate Third Read
  9. Senate Taken from Table
  10. Senate Tabled
  11. Senate Read Second Time
  12. Senate Committee Favorably Reported

Showing 12 most recent of 19 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source