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type: "Bill"
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title: "License, Permit, Tag, and Stamp Fees; fees for reef and migratory fish endorsement; provide"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 27-2-23 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to license, permit, tag, and stamp fees, so as to provide for fees for reef and migratory fish endorsements; to amend Code Section 12-2-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Environmental Protection Division, appeal procedures generally, permit applications, and inspections, Code Section 27-1-39 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to rules and regulations used to establish criminal violations, and Code Section 52-7-26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to penalty, respectively, so as to revise effective dates; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
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legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
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session: "2025_26"
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identifier: "SB 420"
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citation: "Georgia SB 420 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES", "GAME AND FISH", "WATERS", "PORTS", "AND WATERCRAFT"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Drew Echols", "Jason Anavitarte", "Lee Anderson", "Mike Hodges", "Shawn Still", "Steve Gooch"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2026-01-22"
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last_action: "2026-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d827db3a-fb87-4b30-93a3-91803f4b0865"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "f3d830473c4dd4201907dc4cd8e22ab1152e138f182e80ba8f6f59e37c2e4170"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
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---
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# Georgia SB 420 (2025_26) — License, Permit, Tag, and Stamp Fees; fees for reef and migratory fish endorsement; provide
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 27-2-23 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to license, permit, tag, and stamp fees, so as to provide for fees for reef and migratory fish endorsements; to amend Code Section 12-2-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Environmental Protection Division, appeal procedures generally, permit applications, and inspections, Code Section 27-1-39 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to rules and regulations used to establish criminal violations, and Code Section 52-7-26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to penalty, respectively, so as to revise effective dates; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **As Passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241411.pdf)
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2. **As introduced LC 44 3323** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/240112.pdf)
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3. **SB 420/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/245886.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #700 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **163–2** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #512 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **52–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Drew Echols — primary (person)
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- Jason Anavitarte — primary (person)
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- Lee Anderson — primary (person)
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- Mike Hodges — primary (person)
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- Shawn Still — primary (person)
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- Steve Gooch — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-22** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2026-01-27** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-29** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-02-02** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-03** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2026-02-03** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2026-02-04** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-05** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-12** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-10** House Postponed
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- **2026-03-12** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-12** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2026-04-10** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-05-11** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-11** Act 508 `executive-signature`
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- **2026-07-01** Effective Date
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d827db3a-fb87-4b30-93a3-91803f4b0865`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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