Crimes; offense of criminal trespass involving a wild animal; provide
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-7-21.2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to criminal trespass involving a wild animal, so as to provide for the offense of criminal trespass involving a wild animal; to provide for definitions; to provide for penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Governor
Introduced Feb 4, 2026
Last action Mar 16, 2026
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MINOR
The bill underwent formatting and stylistic revisions rather than substantive policy changes. The committee substitute was formally adopted, and the document structure was standardized with consistent spacing, punctuation, and page numbering. No changes were made to the actual criminal trespass provisions, penalties, definitions, or enforcement mechanisms.
TECHNICAL
Formatted the bill header to clearly identify it as a committee substitute with sponsor names
Standardized spacing and punctuation in the bill title and enacting clause
Corrected formatting of section headers and page numbers for consistency
Floor votes · Senate Mar 16, 2026 · House Mar 3, 2026
How they voted
44–2
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 47
Mar 16, 2026
D
Democratic18
100% Yea
R
Republican29
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Mar 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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