Game and fish; authorize hunting and trapping of feral hogs under certain circumstances
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 27 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to game and fish, so as to authorize hunting and trapping of feral hogs under certain circumstances; to repeal provisions relating to wildlife control permits for feral hogs; to authorize location of feral hogs with unmanned aircraft systems; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Jan 12, 2026
Signed May 11, 2026
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LC 44 3279/a
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HB 946/AP*
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MINOR
The bill text was updated to reflect that it has passed both the House and Senate, indicating the legislation is now in its final form ready for the governor's signature. The changes are primarily technical, involving the addition of version identifiers and formatting updates to the header and page numbers.
TECHNICAL
The bill title was updated to include '(AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)', confirming the bill has completed its legislative journey through both chambers.
Version identifiers in the header were changed from 'LC 44 3279' to 'LC 44 3279/AP' to denote the amended passage version.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 20, 2026 · House Feb 3, 2026
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 47
Mar 20, 2026
D
Democratic18
88% Yea
R
Republican29
79% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 11, 2026
Signed into law
Act 479
upper
May 11, 2026
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 4, 2026
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Jan 12, 2026
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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