HB 466 Georgia House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

State symbols; marsh tacky horse as official Georgia heritage horse breed; designate

Summary

A BILL To be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to other state symbols, so as to designate the marsh tacky horse as the official Georgia heritage horse breed; to provide legislative findings and declarations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Feb 13, 2025 Signed May 5, 2026

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What changed between versions

LC 62 0080/a → HB 466/AP* · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to expand its scope from designating only the marsh tacky horse as an official heritage breed to also designating the pineywoods cattle as the official Georgia heritage cattle breed. This change adds a new legislative finding and a new code section to recognize the cattle, while retaining the original provisions for the horse.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include the pineywoods cattle as an official state heritage breed in addition to the marsh tacky horse.

SCOPE

Added a new finding recognizing the pineywoods cattle as an official Georgia heritage cattle breed.

Added a new code section (50-3-97) officially designating the pineywoods cattle as the state heritage cattle breed.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 31, 2026 · House Mar 6, 2025

How they voted

36–5

Passed · 6 other

Total votes 47

Mar 31, 2026

D Democratic18

14 Yea 1 Nay 3

77% Yea

R Republican29

22 Yea 4 Nay 3

75% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

May 5, 2026

Signed into law

Act 382

upper

May 5, 2026

Signed into law

House Date Signed by Governor

lower

Apr 2, 2026

Introduced

House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub

lower

Mar 31, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute

upper

Mar 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

upper

Jan 12, 2026

Committee

Senate Recommitted

upper

Mar 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee Favorably Reported

upper

Mar 10, 2025

Committee

Senate Read and Referred

upper

Mar 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Passed/Adopted

lower

Mar 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Committee Favorably Reported

lower

Feb 13, 2025

Introduced

House Hopper

lower

5 primary · 0 co-sponsors