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Georgia bill would allow fluorescent pink as approved hunting safety color
Summary
A House bill presented to the Senate Rules Committee would add daylight fluorescent pink to the list of approved high-visibility colors hunters may wear; sponsors said research shows the shade can be more visible to some colorblind hunters than fluorescent orange.
A House bill introduced during the Georgia Senate Rules Committee meeting on March 11, 2025, would allow hunters to substitute daylight fluorescent pink for the fluorescent orange currently required by state rules. Representative Hagan brought House Bill 167 before the committee, saying the measure would give hunters an additional safety-color option.
Supporters told the committee the proposal is intended to increase visibility for certain hunters. "Yes. That's true. In pink," Representative Hagan said when asked to describe the change. Committee members and presenters also noted research indicating that some types of colorblindness perceive certain pinks more distinctly than orange.
The bill was discussed informally and drew lighthearted commentary from several senators, who asked whether the new color would affect wildlife or qualify certain garments. Committee members joked about ties and what shade would qualify; no technical or regulatory definitions beyond "daylight fluorescent pink" were offered on the record. No evidentiary hearing or vote on the substance of HB 167 occurred during the Rules Committee discussion.
At the end of the meeting the committee moved to make a set of bills available, including HB 167, by a motion from Senator Robertson with a second from Senator Albers; the motion carried unanimously, with the chair announcing, "Motion carries unanimous." The transcript does not record a roll-call tally for that motion or any floor action on HB 167 during the session.
Because the exchange was limited to an introductory presentation and colloquy, the bill’s specific statutory changes, enforcement language, or effective dates were not read into the record in the committee meeting transcript.
