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Committee extends sunset for air‑gun/air‑bow provisions to July 2030
Summary
Senators approved House Bill 491 to extend the sunset for air‑gun and air‑bow provisions from July 2025 to July 2030 and to adjust catfish species language to cover “any catfish.”
The Senate committee advanced House Bill 491, which extends the statutory sunset date for air‑gun and air‑bow provisions in Georgia law from July 2025 to July 2030 and revises a species designation provision so that channel catfish and flathead catfish are included within language covering “any catfish.”
The sponsor told the committee the bill’s changes are limited: an extension of the sunset date and a clarification to species coverage in section 2. The sponsor characterized the measure as a brief, technical update; Senator Echols agreed to carry the bill in the Senate.
A motion to do pass was made and seconded and the committee chair announced the measure carried by voice vote. The committee record in the transcript does not include a roll‑call tally.
