Proposed Georgia Firearm Legislation SB499
Legislation Overview
Title: Dangerous Instrumentalities and Practices; prohibition on possessing a silencer; repeal
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.
Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
Last Action: Senate Read and Referred
Last Action Date: February 12, 2026
Sponsors
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16 sponsors: Frank Ginn (R); Larry Walker (R); Jason Anavitarte (R); Shawn Still (R); Chuck Payne (R); Carden Summers (R); Steve Gooch (R); Mike Hodges (R); Billy Hickman (R); Ed Setzler (R); Jason T. Dickerson (R);Drew Echols (R); Russ Goodman (R); Lee Anderson (R); Clint Dixon (R); Randy Robertson (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 29% (16 of 56)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 12, 2026 | Senate Read and Referred |
| Senate | Feb 11, 2026 | Senate Hopper |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 12, 2026 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
