HB 1454 Georgia House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Crimes and offenses; firearms and carrying and possession of firearms and other weapons; revise various laws

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to crimes and offenses, so as to revise various laws pertaining to firearms and the carrying and possession of firearms and other weapons; to revise the database prohibition; to provide for relief; to provide for a preemption for the discharge of firearms under certain circumstances; to amend Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to criminal procedure, so as to revise requirements for the disposition of firearms in custody of law enforcement agencies; to provide for causes of action; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 25, 2026 Last action Mar 3, 2026

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What changed between versions

LC 63 0115/a → LC 63 0134S/hs · 3 edits

MINOR

The House Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security submitted a substitute version of HB 1454, replacing the original bill text with committee amendments. The most significant substantive change reduces the minimum land size requirement for firearm discharge from ten acres to five acres, making it easier for landowners to permit shooting activities on their property. The bill title was also updated to indicate this is a substitute version.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding where firearms may be discharged was narrowed by lowering the acreage threshold, expanding the number of properties eligible for shooting activities.

REQUIREMENT

Reduced the minimum land size for firearm discharge from ten acres to five acres, allowing more property owners to legally permit shooting on their land.

TECHNICAL

Added committee substitute designation (SUB) to the bill title and page headers to indicate this is a revised version from the House committee.

Removed original sponsor information and bill version numbers from the header, replacing them with committee substitute markings.

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Committee

Mar 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

lower

Feb 25, 2026

Introduced

House Hopper

lower

6 primary · 0 co-sponsors