# Georgia HB 946: Game and fish; authorize hunting and trapping of feral hogs under certain circumstances

Georgia HB 946, Game and fish; authorize hunting and trapping of feral hogs under certain circumstances, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Chas Cannon (Republican), Rob Clifton (Republican), Clint Crowe (Republican) and 3 others; status signed, last action 2026-07-01 (Effective Date); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 946
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Game and fish; authorize hunting and trapping of feral hogs under certain circumstances
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-12
- Last action: 2026-07-01, Effective Date
- Sponsors: Chas Cannon (Republican), Rob Clifton (Republican), Clint Crowe (Republican), Trey Kelley (Republican), Trey Rhodes (Republican), Jason Ridley (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Game, Fish & Parks, Natural Resources and the Environment, General Bill
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (209 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More hunting tools for feral hogs: benefit, low. You can hunt feral hogs from motor vehicles on private property without a wildlife control permit; Code Section 27-3-24 still applies. You can also use drones to locate feral hogs, while following all drone laws and rules. Violating the vehicle, boat, or aircraft hunting rules remains a misdemeanor…
- Feral hog permits lose special allowances: cost, low. Georgia removes special feral hog allowances from its wildlife control permit law, including night hunting with lights and vehicle hunting. It also removes the license exemption for Georgia residents hunting on property leased by the permit holder or family. The special five-year permit term and re…
- License-free hog trapping requires immediate killing: mixed, low. In Georgia, you can trap feral hogs without a hunting or trapping license. You must kill each hog upon capture to use this exemption.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Chas Cannon (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rob Clifton (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Clint Crowe (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Trey Kelley (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Trey Rhodes (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jason Ridley (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lee Anderson (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-20 | Senate | PASSAGE | pass | 46 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026-02-03 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 163 | 1 | 7 |

## Actions (15)

- 2026-07-01: Effective Date
- 2026-05-11: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2026-05-11: Act 479
- 2026-04-06: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2026-03-20: Senate Third Read (Senate)
- 2026-03-20: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: House Third Readers (House)
- 2026-02-03: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2026-01-29: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2026-01-14: House Second Readers (House)
- 2026-01-13: House First Readers (House)
- 2026-01-12: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 946/AP* (v3): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/246935)

## Related bills

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- SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation for certain motor vehicles; provide (signed)
- SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; establish (signed)
- SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact (signed)
- HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish (signed)
- HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact (signed)

## Sources
- [HB 946/AP* (v3) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/246935)

## 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-HB946-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).