Wildlife; general hunting provisions; prohibit the removal, transportation; game animal or game bird carcasses
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 27 of the O.C.G.A.d, relating to general hunting provisions, so as to prohibit the removal, transportation, storage, or processing of game animal or game bird carcasses except in compliance with applicable harvest recording and reporting laws and regulations of the Board of Natural Resources; to amend Chapter 1 of Title 27 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions relative to game and fish, so as to update provisions relating to applicability of regulations establishing criminal violations; to amend Part 2 of Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 27 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to deer hunting, so as to repeal obsolete provisions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2015
Committee Review
Mar 2015
Senate Passage
Mar 2015
House Passage
Mar 2015
Signed into Law
May 2015
Introduced Feb 12, 2015
Signed May 6, 2015
Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2015
How they voted
33–3
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 37
Mar 4, 2015
D
Democratic12
100% Yea
R
Republican25
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 6, 2015
Signed into law
Act 177
upper
May 6, 2015
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 23, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 19, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Mar 4, 2015
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 2, 2015
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 17, 2015
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
14 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Curt Thompson
DDemocratic
P
Dean Burke
RRepublican
P
Ellis Black
RRepublican
P
Frank Ginn
RRepublican
P
Freddie Sims
DDemocratic
P
Greg Kirk
RRepublican
P
Jack Hill
RRepublican
P
Jeff Mullis
RRepublican
P
John Wilkinson
RRepublican
P
Lindsey Tippins
RRepublican
P
Rick Jeffares
RRepublican
P
Ross Tolleson
RRepublican
P
Tommie Williams
RRepublican
P
Tyler Harper
RRepublican
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