HB 971 Georgia House · 2023-2024 Regular Session

Firearm Safe Handling and Secure Storage Tax Credit Act; enact

Summary
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.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2024 Last action Mar 26, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 26, 2024 · House Feb 27, 2024

How they voted

2918
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 50
Mar 26, 2024
D Democratic21
18 Nay 3
85% Nay
R Republican29
29 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Mar 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Engrossed
upper
Mar 14, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 29, 2024
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Committee
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
lower
Feb 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Jan 22, 2024
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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