Proposed Georgia Firearm Legislation HB79

Legislation Overview
Title: Firearm Safe Handling and Secure Storage Tax Credit Act; enact
Description: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to income taxes, so as to provide for a tax credit for certain eligible expenses incurred for firearm safe handling instructional courses and firearm secure storage devices; to provide for an aggregate annual cap; to provide for definitions; to provide for terms and conditions; to provide for credit preapproval by the department; to prohibit the creation of certain lists or databases; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for a short title; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
Last Action: Senate Tabled
Last Action Date: April 2, 2025
Sponsors
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7 sponsors: Mark Newton (R); Sharon Cooper (R); Matt Reeves (R); Scott Hilton (R); Deborah Silcox (R); Sandy Donatucci (R); Jason Anavitarte (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 4% (7 of 180)
History
Chamber | Date | Action |
Senate | Apr 2, 2025 | Senate Engrossed |
Senate | Apr 2, 2025 | Senate Tabled |
Senate | Mar 28, 2025 | Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
Senate | Mar 28, 2025 | Senate Read Second Time |
Senate | Mar 6, 2025 | Senate Read and Referred |
House | Mar 4, 2025 | House Passed/Adopted By Substitute |
House | Mar 4, 2025 | House Third Readers |
House | Feb 19, 2025 | House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
House | Jan 27, 2025 | House Second Readers |
House | Jan 17, 2025 | House First Readers |
House | Jan 16, 2025 | House Hopper |
Texts
Type | Date | State Link | Text |
Comm Sub | Mar 29, 2025 | state link | bill text |
Comm Sub | Mar 4, 2025 | state link | bill text |
Comm Sub | Feb 19, 2025 | state link | bill text |
Introduced | Jan 17, 2025 | 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
Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
Passage: House Vote #165 | 03/4/2025 | 165 | 8 | 2 | 5 | Yes |
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Motion To Engross: Sb 214, Hb 66, Hb 79, Hb 129, Hb 134, Hb 141, Hb 370, Hb 397, Hb 445, Hb 463, Hb 532, Hb 586, Hb 652: Senate Vote #383 | 04/2/2025 | 31 | 24 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page