Georgia House Bill 971

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 27 2024 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-03-26 - Senate Tabled
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 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. Scott Hilton [R]	Rep. Matt Reeves [R]	Rep. Deborah Silcox [R]
Rep. Bill Hitchens [R]	Rep. Robert Dickey [R]	Sen. Chuck Hufstetler [R]

2024-03-26 - Senate - Motion To Engross: Hb 101, Hb 946, Hb 581, Hr 1022, Hb 264, Hb 974, Hb 976, Hb 977, Hb 1021, Hb 1207, Hb 814, Hb 82, Hb 971, Hb 1182, Hr 804, Hr 96: Senate Vote #763 (Y: 32 N: 20 NV: 2 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-27 - House - Passage: House Vote #582 (Y: 162 N: 3 NV: 4 Abs: 9) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-26	Senate	Senate Tabled
2024-03-26	Senate	Senate Engrossed
2024-03-18	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2024-03-14	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2024-02-29	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2024-02-27	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2024-02-27	House	House Third Readers
2024-02-21	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2024-02-21	House	House Withdrawn, Recommitted
2024-02-16	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2024-01-24	House	House Second Readers
2024-01-23	House	House First Readers
2024-01-22	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/66156
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/221404
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/224321
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/225069
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/225902
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/66156#23056
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/66156#24488