# Georgia SB 478: Outdoor Stewardship; provide for a sunset

Georgia SB 478, Outdoor Stewardship; provide for a sunset, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Jason Anavitarte (Republican), Lee Anderson (Republican), Clint Dixon (Republican) and 10 others; status vetoed, last action 2026-05-12 (Senate Date Signed by Governor) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia SB 478
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Outdoor Stewardship; provide for a sunset
- Status: vetoed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-06
- Last action: 2026-05-12, Senate Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsors: Jason Anavitarte (Republican), Lee Anderson (Republican), Clint Dixon (Republican), Drew Echols (Republican), Steve Gooch (Republican), Russ Goodman (Republican), Mike Hodges (Republican), Kay Kirkpatrick (Republican), Sheikh Rahman (Democrat), Randy Robertson (Republican), Shawn Still (Republican), Larry Walker (Republican), Sam Watson (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Natural Resources & Environment, Natural Resources and the Environment, General Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (267 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More funding for Georgia land conservation: mixed, medium. The law strengthens funding for the Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund. The General Assembly must now put 60% (up from 40%) of state sales and use tax from sporting goods stores (NAICS 451110) into the fund each year, using receipts from the most recently completed fiscal year, except where the…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jason Anavitarte (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Lee Anderson (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Clint Dixon (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Drew Echols (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Steve Gooch (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Russ Goodman (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Mike Hodges (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Kay Kirkpatrick (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Sheikh Rahman (Democrat), Senate
- Sponsor: Randy Robertson (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Shawn Still (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Larry Walker (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Sam Watson (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lynn Smith (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-31 | Senate | AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE | pass | 49 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026-03-27 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 163 | 2 | 12 |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | PASSAGE | pass | 55 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (15)

- 2026-05-12: Senate Date Signed by Governor (Senate)
- 2026-05-12: Veto V11
- 2026-04-10: Senate Sent to Governor (Senate)
- 2026-03-31: Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub (Senate)
- 2026-03-27: House Third Readers (House)
- 2026-03-27: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute (House)
- 2026-03-19: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (House)
- 2026-03-09: House Second Readers (House)
- 2026-03-06: House First Readers (House)
- 2026-03-04: Senate Third Read (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Senate Hopper (Senate)

## Bill text

- SB 478/AP* (v7): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/248671)

## Related bills

- SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckless stunt driving; replace the forfeiture penalty (signed)
- 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
- [SB 478/AP* (v7) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/248671)

## 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-SB478-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).