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type: "Bill"
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title: "General Assembly; proceeds of excise taxes on sale of fireworks; funding of trauma care -CA"
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description: "A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that the proceeds of excise taxes on the sale of fireworks in this state be dedicated to the funding of trauma care, fire services, burn treatment, and local public safety purposes in the State of Georgia; to provide that such funds shall not lapse; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; 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: "SR 558"
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citation: "Georgia SR 558 (2015_16)"
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classification: ["resolution"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ben Watson", "Brandon Beach", "Bruce Thompson", "Burt Jones", "Butch Miller", "Charlie Bethel", "Chuck Hufstetler", "Dean Burke", "Donzella James", "Ed Harbison", "Ellis Black", "Fran Millar", "Frank Ginn", "Freddie Powell Sims", "Gail Davenport", "Gloria Butler", "Greg Kirk", "Harold Jones II", "Horacena Tate", "Hunter Hill", "Jack Hill", "Jeff Mullis", "Jesse Stone", "John Albers", "John Kennedy", "John Wilkinson", "Joshua McKoon", "Judson Hill", "Lester Jackson", "Lindsey Tippins", "Michael 'Doc' Rhett", "Michael Williams", "Mike Dugan", "P. K. Martin IV", "Rick Jeffares", "Ross Tolleson", "Tommie Williams", "Tyler Harper", "Valencia Seay", "William Jackson", "William Ligon, Jr."]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 14
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2015-03-19"
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last_action: "2016-05-03"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/15c249f9-7393-4aca-8b47-c133d761a646"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "9ea53b782e8ff0e168cdd4105dd3959d5570301110aaa6d4a021214fb51f59c3"
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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 SR 558 (2015_16) — General Assembly; proceeds of excise taxes on sale of fireworks; funding of trauma care -CA
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A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that the proceeds of excise taxes on the sale of fireworks in this state be dedicated to the funding of trauma care, fire services, burn treatment, and local public safety purposes in the State of Georgia; to provide that such funds shall not lapse; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; 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. **Adopted Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/158647.pdf)
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2. **As introduced LC 28 7547** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/151691.pdf)
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3. **Committee sub LC 41 0686S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/157782.pdf)
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4. **SR 558/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/161082.pdf)
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## Votes
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- ADOPTION OF CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT BY SUBSTITUTE — **52–2** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Ben Watson — primary (person)
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- Brandon Beach — primary (person)
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- Bruce Thompson — primary (person)
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- Burt Jones — primary (person)
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- Butch Miller — primary (person)
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- Charlie Bethel — primary (person)
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- Chuck Hufstetler — primary (person)
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- Dean Burke — primary (person)
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- Donzella James — primary (person)
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- Ed Harbison — primary (person)
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- Ellis Black — primary (person)
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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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- Gail Davenport — primary (person)
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- Gloria Butler — primary (person)
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- Greg Kirk — primary (person)
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- Harold Jones II — primary (person)
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- Horacena Tate — primary (person)
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- Hunter Hill — primary (person)
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- Jack Hill — primary (person)
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- Jeff Mullis — primary (person)
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- Jesse Stone — primary (person)
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- John Albers — primary (person)
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- John Kennedy — primary (person)
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- John Wilkinson — primary (person)
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- Joshua McKoon — primary (person)
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- Judson Hill — primary (person)
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- Lester Jackson — primary (person)
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- Lindsey Tippins — primary (person)
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- Michael 'Doc' Rhett — primary (person)
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- Michael Williams — primary (person)
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- Mike Dugan — primary (person)
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- P. K. Martin IV — primary (person)
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- Rick Jeffares — primary (person)
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- Ross Tolleson — primary (person)
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- Tommie Williams — primary (person)
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- Tyler Harper — primary (person)
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- Valencia Seay — primary (person)
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- William Jackson — primary (person)
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- William Ligon, Jr. — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2015-03-19** Senate Hopper
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- **2015-03-20** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2016-02-18** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2016-02-19** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2016-02-24** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2016-02-24** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2016-02-25** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2016-02-26** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2016-03-10** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2016-03-15** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2016-03-15** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2016-03-30** 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 530 `executive-signature`
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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/15c249f9-7393-4aca-8b47-c133d761a646`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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