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: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Last Action Date: February 19, 2025
Sponsors
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6 sponsors: Mark Newton (R); Sharon Cooper (R); Matt Reeves (R); Scott Hilton (R); Deborah Silcox (R); Sandy Donatucci (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 3% (6 of 180)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| 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 | 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
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
