Sen Floor Amend 1 AM 60 0007 to HB 491

ADOPTED Senators Summers of the 13th, Hickman of the 4th, Echols of the 49th, Goodman of the 8th, Watson of the 11th, and others offered the following amendment #1: Amend HB 491 (LC 44 3109S) by inserting before "to provide for related matters;" on line 4 the following: to extend the firearms, archery, and primitive weapons hunting seasons for deer; By inserting between lines 20 and 21 the following: SECTION 2. Said article is further amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows: "27-3-51. Beginning on July 1, 2025, firearms, archery, and primitive weapons hunting seasons for deer shall be extended as follows: (1) Firearms: 14 additional days, at such dates as determined by the department; (2) Archery: seven additional days, at such dates as determined by the department; and (3) Primitive weapons: nine additional days, at such dates as determined by the department." By renumbering Sections 2 and 3 as Sections 3 and 4, respectively.