Georgia Senate Bill 350 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Passed on April 26 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-01-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 13 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to taxation of consumer fireworks, so as to dedicate moneys collected from the excise tax on the sale of consumer fireworks for trauma care, fire services, and local public safety purposes; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date contingent on a certain ratification of the Constitution of Georgia; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Taxation on Consumer Fireworks; dedicate moneys collected; trauma care, fire services, and local public safety purposes

Sen. Jeff Mullis [R]	Sen. Ben Watson [R]	Sen. Tyler Harper [R]	Sen. David Shafer [R]
Sen. John Kennedy [R]	Sen. Michael Dugan [R]	Rep. Paul Battles [R]

2016-03-24 - Senate - Senate Vote #777 (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2016-03-14 - House - House Vote #743 (Y: 165 N: 5 NV: 6 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2016-02-24 - Senate - Senate Vote #488 (Y: 52 N: 2 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-01-01		Effective Date
2016-04-26		Act 387
2016-04-26	Senate	Senate Date Signed by Governor
2016-04-04	Senate	Senate Sent to Governor
2016-03-24	Senate	Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
2016-03-14	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2016-03-14	House	House Third Readers
2016-03-10	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2016-02-26	House	House Second Readers
2016-02-25	House	House First Readers
2016-02-24	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2016-02-24	Senate	Senate Third Read
2016-02-19	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2016-02-18	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2016-02-10	Senate	Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted
2016-02-09	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2016-02-08	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/48217
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/156850
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/158651
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/160005
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/162383
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/48217#14047
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/48217#14302
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/48217#14573