# Georgia HB 167: Game and fish; authorize fluorescent pink hunting outer garments

Georgia HB 167, Game and fish; authorize fluorescent pink hunting outer garments, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Chas Cannon (Republican), Matt Dubnik (Republican), Chuck Efstration (Republican) and 2 others; status signed, last action 2025-07-01 (Effective Date) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 167
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Game and fish; authorize fluorescent pink hunting outer garments
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-29
- Last action: 2025-07-01, Effective Date
- Sponsors: Chas Cannon (Republican), Matt Dubnik (Republican), Chuck Efstration (Republican), Leesa Hagan (Republican), Angie O'Steen (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Game, Fish & Parks, Natural Resources and the Environment, General Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (209 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Georgia hunters can wear fluorescent pink: benefit, low. Georgia hunters and people accompanying them can now wear daylight fluorescent pink instead of orange to meet existing clothing rules. Each person still needs at least 500 square inches of this material as outer clothing above the waist. A head covering can count toward that total. The rule applies…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Chas Cannon (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Matt Dubnik (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Chuck Efstration (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Leesa Hagan (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Angie O'Steen (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Drew Echols (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-13 | Senate | PASSAGE | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-21 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 159 | 0 | 14 |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-07-01: Effective Date
- 2025-05-09: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-05-09: Act 84
- 2025-04-07: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2025-03-13: Senate Third Read (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: House Third Readers (House)
- 2025-02-21: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2025-02-19: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2025-02-03: House Second Readers (House)
- 2025-01-30: House First Readers (House)
- 2025-01-29: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 167/AP* (v4): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/236157)

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## Sources
- [HB 167/AP* (v4) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/236157)

## Related
- [SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckles…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB160-2025-2026)
- [SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB384-2025-2026)
- [SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Servic…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB76-2025-2026)
- [SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB406-2025-2026)
- [HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1391-2025-2026)
- [HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1344-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB167-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).