GA SB 499
died on adjournmentDangerous Instrumentalities and Practices; prohibition on possessing a silencer; repeal
Georgia · 2025_26 · upper
Quick answers
Did GA SB 499 pass?
No. GA SB 499 died when the 2025-26 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-03-19): House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
What is GA SB 499 about?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dangerous instrumentalities and practices, so as to repeal the prohibition on possessing a silencer; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors GA SB 499?
Frank Ginn, Larry Walker, III, Jason Anavitarte and 13 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 499.
Description
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dangerous instrumentalities and practices, so as to repeal the prohibition on possessing a silencer; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-11
- Latest action
- 2026-03-19 — House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Frank Ginnprimary
- Larry Walker, IIIprimary
- Jason Anavitarteprimary
- Shawn Stillprimary
- Chuck Payneprimary
- Carden Summersprimary
- Steve Goochprimary
- Mike Hodgesprimary
- Billy Hickmanprimary
- Ed Setzlerprimary
- Jason T. Dickersonprimary
- Drew Echolsprimary
- Russ Goodmanprimary
- Lee Andersonprimary
- Clint Dixonprimary
- Randy Robertsonprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-02-11
Senate Hopper
introduction
2026-02-12
Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee
2026-03-03
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-04
Senate Read Second Time
reading-2
2026-03-06
Senate Tabled
2026-03-06
Senate Taken from Table
2026-03-06
Senate Third Read
reading-3
2026-03-06
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage
2026-03-09
House First Readers
reading-1
2026-03-10
House Second Readers
reading-2
2026-03-19
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable
Versions
Documents
Votes
Senate Vote #686 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
2026-03-06 · pass · 30-20
Member-level votes (53)
- ALBERS: yes
- ANAVITARTE: yes
- ANDERSON: yes
- BEARDEN: yes
- BRASS: yes
- BURNS: yes
- COWSERT: yes
- DAVENPORT: other
- DICKERSON: yes
- DIXON: yes
- DOLEZAL: yes
- ECHOLS: yes
- GINN: yes
- GOOCH: yes
- GOODMAN: yes
- HALPERN: no
- HARBIN: yes
- HARBISON: no
- HARRELL: no
- HATCHETT: other
- HICKMAN: yes
- HODGES: yes
- HOWARD: no
- HUFSTETLER: other
- JACKSON: no
- JAMES: yes
- JONES: no
- JONES II: no
- KEMP: no
- KIRKPATRICK: yes
- LUCAS: no
- MALLOW: no
- MANGHAM: other
- MCLAURIN: no
- MCNEEL: yes
- MERRITT: no
- ORROCK: no
- PARENT: no
- PARKES: no
- PAYNE: yes
- RAHMAN: no
- RHETT: no
- ROBERTSON: yes
- SETZLER: yes
- SIMS: no
- STILL: yes
- STRICKLAND: yes
- SUMMERS: yes
- TILLERY: yes
- WALKER, III: yes
- WATSON: yes
- WICKS: no
- WILLIAMS: yes
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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