---
type: "Bill"
title: "Licenses; issuance of a special turkey-hunting permit for young and mobility impaired hunters; authorize"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 27 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to licenses, permits, and stamps for hunting, trapping, or fishing, so as to provide a definition; to authorize issuance of a special turkey-hunting permit for young and mobility impaired hunters; to amend Code Section 27-3-15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to seasons and bag limits for wildlife, so as to provide for an extended turkey season for young and mobility impaired hunters; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2013_14"
identifier: "HB 207"
citation: "Georgia HB 207 (2013_14)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Al Williams", "Chad Nimmer", "Ellis Black", "Jan Tankersley", "Jason Shaw", "Jay Roberts"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 17
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2013-02-05"
last_action: "2013-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/01d1e6d9-409c-4ff5-964f-2aba4cb6d314"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "928d410e61083ce305b1a4ae9773d823b100f652071058928066a34b3a792c0a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---

# Georgia HB 207 (2013_14) — Licenses; issuance of a special turkey-hunting permit for young and mobility impaired hunters; authorize

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 27 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to licenses, permits, and stamps for hunting, trapping, or fishing, so as to provide a definition; to authorize issuance of a special turkey-hunting permit for young and mobility impaired hunters; to amend Code Section 27-3-15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to seasons and bag limits for wildlife, so as to provide for an extended turkey season for young and mobility impaired hunters; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB 207/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/137005.pdf)
2. **LC 40 0237/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/129830.pdf)
3. **LC 40 0320S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/133181.pdf)
4. **LC 40 0320S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/132522.pdf)
5. **Sen ctee sub LC 40 0398S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/136332.pdf)
6. **Sen floor amend 1 AM 40 0078** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/135866.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **166–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Al Williams — primary (person)
- Chad Nimmer — primary (person)
- Ellis Black — primary (person)
- Jan Tankersley — primary (person)
- Jason Shaw — primary (person)
- Jay Roberts — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2013-02-05** House Hopper
- **2013-02-06** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2013-02-07** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2013-02-26** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-03-04** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2013-03-04** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2013-03-05** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-03-21** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2013-03-26** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2013-03-26** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2013-03-28** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
- **2013-03-28** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
- **2013-04-04** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2013-05-03** Act 133 `executive-signature`
- **2013-07-01** Effective Date

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/01d1e6d9-409c-4ff5-964f-2aba4cb6d314`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).