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GA HB1161

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

3/22/2016

Primary Sponsor

Robert Trammell

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Origin

House of Representatives

2015-2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Converts the Type V (Veterans) lifetime sportsman's license from costing 80 percent of the Type A lifetime license fee to no charge for veterans who served more than 90 days of federal active duty and were honorably discharged
  • Eliminates the existing one-year honorary hunting and fishing license program for returning veterans, which previously provided a free license valid for one year following discharge
  • Removes references to honorary license types for military personnel and their dependents from the statutory definition of "resident" in the game and fish code, correcting cross-references made obsolete by the repeal of the honorary license provision
  • Sponsored by Representatives Trammell (132nd), Clark (98th), Frye (118th), Holcomb (81st), and Alexander (66th) and amends Chapter 2 of Title 27 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Legislative Description

Game and fish; hunting licenses; convert one-year honorary veterans license to free lifetime license

Last Action

House First Readers

3/24/2016

Full Bill Text

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