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type: "Bill"
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title: "Sales and Use Tax; provide for exemption for fire districts which have elected governing bodies and supported by ad valorem taxes"
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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 provide an exemption for fire districts which have elected governing bodies and are supported by ad valorem taxes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
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legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
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session: "2015_16"
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identifier: "SB 379"
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citation: "Georgia SB 379 (2015_16)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Fran Millar", "Frank Ginn", "Freddie Powell Sims", "Jeff Mullis", "John Albers", "John Wilkinson", "Tyler Harper"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2016-02-16"
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last_action: "2016-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/12d24e40-404d-4a14-a3a1-242a3cea8f2c"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "ce2b874cb3f52cd6cad7d079252fbe35d5ab519c6e876c0a8866a410746d850f"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
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---
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# Georgia SB 379 (2015_16) — Sales and Use Tax; provide for exemption for fire districts which have elected governing bodies and supported by ad valorem taxes
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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 provide an exemption for fire districts which have elected governing bodies and are supported by ad valorem taxes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **As introduced LC 28 7950** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/157480.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159071.pdf)
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3. **Committee sub LC 25 6580S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/158367.pdf)
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4. **LC 43 0383ERS/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/160713.pdf)
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5. **LC 43 0397ERS/hsfs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/161712.pdf)
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6. **SB 379/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/162391.pdf)
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## Votes
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- MOTION TO ENGROSS — **40–12** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Fran Millar — primary (person)
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- Frank Ginn — primary (person)
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- Freddie Powell Sims — primary (person)
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- Jeff Mullis — primary (person)
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- John Albers — primary (person)
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- John Wilkinson — primary (person)
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- Tyler Harper — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2016-02-16** Senate Hopper
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- **2016-02-17** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2016-02-23** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2016-02-24** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2016-02-26** Senate Engrossed `passage`
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- **2016-02-26** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2016-02-26** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2016-02-29** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2016-03-02** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2016-03-15** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2016-03-24** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2016-03-24** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2016-03-24** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2016-03-31** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2016-05-03** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2016-05-03** Act 571 `executive-signature`
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- **2016-07-01** Effective Date
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/12d24e40-404d-4a14-a3a1-242a3cea8f2c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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