Georgia House Bill 79

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 7)
Status: Engrossed on March 4 2025 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2026-03-27 - Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

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.

Firearm Safe Handling and Secure Storage Tax Credit Act; enact

Rep. Mark Newton [R]	Rep. Sharon Cooper [R]	Rep. Matt Reeves [R]	Rep. Scott Hilton [R]
Rep. Deborah Silcox [R]	Rep. Sandy Donatucci [R]	Sen. Jason Anavitarte [R]

2025-04-02 - Senate - 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 (Y: 31 N: 24 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-03-04 - House - Passage: House Vote #165 (Y: 165 N: 8 NV: 2 Abs: 5) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-27	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2026-03-23	Senate	Senate Recommitted
2026-03-23	Senate	Senate Third Read
2026-02-03	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2026-01-12	Senate	Senate Recommitted
2026-01-12	Senate	Senate Taken from Table
2025-04-02	Senate	Senate Tabled
2025-04-02	Senate	Senate Engrossed
2025-03-28	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2025-03-28	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2025-03-06	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2025-03-04	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2025-03-04	House	House Third Readers
2025-02-19	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2025-01-27	House	House Second Readers
2025-01-17	House	House First Readers
2025-01-16	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69411
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/230055
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/232867
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/235219
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/237947
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/241293
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/247691
Supplement	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/241953
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69411#24987
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69411#25511