2025-2026 Regular Session

SB590

Animal Protection; protections for dogs possessed for breeding purposes; strengthen

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 11 of Title 4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to animal protection generally, so as to strengthen protections for dogs possessed for breeding purposes; to provide a definition; to expand minimum standards of care applicable to dog breeders; to limit the total number of dogs that may be possessed for breeding purposes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Agriculture and Consumer Affairs
Last status date: February 26, 2026
Last status update: Senate Read and Referred
Pending committee: Agriculture and Consumer Affairs
Author: Carden Summers
Co-sponsors: John Albers Russ Goodman Randy Robertson Mike Hodges Ricky Williams Jason T. Dickerson Sam Watson Billy Hickman Jaha Howard Chuck Hufstetler Lee Anderson Sally Harrell Sheikh Rahman Ed Harbison Drew Echols Bo Hatchett Timothy Bearden Josh McLaurin Emanuel Jones Nikki Merritt Kay Kirkpatrick Chuck Payne Clint Dixon Nan Orrock Matt Brass Steve Gooch Frank Ginn Randal Mangham Larry Walker Brian Strickland

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Committee referrals

February 26, 2026 · Senate

Agriculture and Consumer Affairs

Instrument history

This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.

February 26, 2026
Senate Senate Read and Referred
February 25, 2026
Senate Senate Hopper

Source provenance

LegiScan bill ID: 2124828
LegiScan session ID: 2167
Source file: var/states/georgia/source/legiscan/2167-841ad2a0e705/bill/SB590.json
Package observed: 2026-07-17T02:17:01+00:00