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GA SB 47

died on adjournment

Sales and Use Taxes; sales of firearms, ammunition, gun safes, and related accessories during an 11 day period each year; exempt

Georgia · 2025_26 · upper

Quick answers

Did GA SB 47 pass?

No. GA SB 47 died when the 2025-26 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-02-18): House Second Readers

What is GA SB 47 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-8-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from sales and use taxes, so as to exempt sales of firearms, ammunition, gun safes, and related accessories during an 11 day period each year; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA SB 47?

Jason Anavitarte, Matt Brass, Steve Gooch and 16 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 47.

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-8-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from sales and use taxes, so as to exempt sales of firearms, ammunition, gun safes, and related accessories during an 11 day period each year; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2025-01-28
Latest action
2025-02-18 — House Second Readers
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Jason Anavitarteprimary
  • Matt Brassprimary
  • Steve Goochprimary
  • Frank Ginnprimary
  • Randy Robertsonprimary
  • Russ Goodmanprimary
  • John F. Kennedyprimary
  • Larry Walker, IIIprimary
  • Blake Tilleryprimary
  • Bo Hatchettprimary
  • Ben Watsonprimary
  • Drew Echolsprimary
  • Chuck Payneprimary
  • Rick Williamsprimary
  • Timothy Beardenprimary
  • Sam Watsonprimary
  • Bill Cowsertprimary
  • Clint Dixonprimary
  • Ed Setzlerprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-28

    Senate Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2025-01-29

    Senate Read and Referred

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-02-06

    Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

    committee-passage-favorable

  4. 2025-02-10

    Senate Read Second Time

    reading-2

  5. 2025-02-12

    Senate Engrossed

    passage

  6. 2025-02-12

    Senate Third Read

    reading-3

  7. 2025-02-12

    Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute

    passage

  8. 2025-02-13

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  9. 2025-02-18

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Senate Vote #46 - 2025-2026 Regular Session

    2025-02-12 · pass · 30-22

    Member-level votes (54)
    • ALBERS: yes
    • ANAVITARTE: yes
    • ANDERSON: yes
    • BEACH: yes
    • BEARDEN: yes
    • BRASS: yes
    • BURNS: yes
    • COWSERT: yes
    • DAVENPORT: no
    • DIXON: yes
    • DOLEZAL: yes
    • ECHOLS: other
    • ESTEVES: no
    • GINN: yes
    • GOOCH: yes
    • GOODMAN: yes
    • HALPERN: no
    • HARBIN: other
    • HARBISON: other
    • HARRELL: no
    • HATCHETT: yes
    • HICKMAN: yes
    • HODGES: yes
    • HUFSTETLER: yes
    • JACKSON: no
    • JAMES: no
    • JONES: no
    • JONES II: no
    • KEMP: no
    • KENNEDY: yes
    • KIRKPATRICK: yes
    • LUCAS: no
    • MALLOW: no
    • MANGHAM: no
    • MCLAURIN: no
    • MERRITT: no
    • MOORE: no
    • ORROCK: no
    • PARENT: no
    • PARKES: no
    • PAYNE: yes
    • RAHMAN: no
    • RHETT: no
    • ROBERTSON: yes
    • SETZLER: yes
    • SIMS: no
    • STILL: yes
    • STRICKLAND: yes
    • SUMMERS: yes
    • TILLERY: yes
    • WALKER, III: yes
    • WATSON: yes
    • WICKS: no
    • WILLIAMS: yes

  • Senate Vote #48 - 2025-2026 Regular Session

    2025-02-12 · pass · 31-21

    Member-level votes (54)
    • ALBERS: other
    • ANAVITARTE: yes
    • ANDERSON: yes
    • BEACH: yes
    • BEARDEN: yes
    • BRASS: yes
    • BURNS: yes
    • COWSERT: yes
    • DAVENPORT: no
    • DIXON: yes
    • DOLEZAL: yes
    • ECHOLS: yes
    • ESTEVES: no
    • GINN: yes
    • GOOCH: yes
    • GOODMAN: yes
    • HALPERN: no
    • HARBIN: yes
    • HARBISON: other
    • HARRELL: no
    • HATCHETT: yes
    • HICKMAN: yes
    • HODGES: yes
    • HUFSTETLER: other
    • JACKSON: no
    • JAMES: no
    • JONES: no
    • JONES II: no
    • KEMP: no
    • KENNEDY: yes
    • KIRKPATRICK: yes
    • LUCAS: no
    • MALLOW: no
    • MANGHAM: no
    • MCLAURIN: no
    • MERRITT: no
    • MOORE: yes
    • ORROCK: no
    • PARENT: no
    • PARKES: no
    • PAYNE: yes
    • RAHMAN: no
    • RHETT: no
    • ROBERTSON: yes
    • SETZLER: yes
    • SIMS: no
    • STILL: yes
    • STRICKLAND: yes
    • SUMMERS: yes
    • TILLERY: yes
    • WALKER, III: yes
    • WATSON: yes
    • WICKS: no
    • WILLIAMS: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69583

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