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3.7 KiB
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80 lines
3.7 KiB
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Sales and use tax; certain computer equipment sold or leased to certain entities for use in high-technology data centers; create exemption"
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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 state sales and use taxes, so as to create an exemption for certain computer equipment sold or leased to certain entities for use in high-technology data centers; to provide for definitions; 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: "2017_18"
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identifier: "HB 696"
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citation: "Georgia HB 696 (2017_18)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Christian Coomer", "Jason Shaw", "Roger Bruce", "Ron Stephens", "Sam Watson", "Trey Kelley"]
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version_count: 0
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action_count: 19
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2018-01-18"
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last_action: "2019-01-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3f5acede-ed5e-4839-9786-7cc5010f847e"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "5f2046782f8b387f7646f7655a2d1deb39350ee13b4452f476417c312d06b5f6"
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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 HB 696 (2017_18) — Sales and use tax; certain computer equipment sold or leased to certain entities for use in high-technology data centers; create exemption
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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 state sales and use taxes, so as to create an exemption for certain computer equipment sold or leased to certain entities for use in high-technology data centers; to provide for definitions; 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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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **82–85** (fail) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Christian Coomer — primary (person)
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- Jason Shaw — primary (person)
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- Roger Bruce — primary (person)
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- Ron Stephens — primary (person)
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- Sam Watson — primary (person)
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- Trey Kelley — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2018-01-18** House Hopper
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- **2018-01-19** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2018-01-22** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2018-02-22** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2018-02-28** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2018-02-28** House Third Reading Lost `reading-3, failure`
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- **2018-02-28** House Reconsidered
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- **2018-02-28** House Passed/Adopted Reconsidered Bill/Resolution By Substitute
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- **2018-03-01** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2018-03-19** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2018-03-19** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2018-03-23** Senate Engrossed `passage`
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- **2018-03-23** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2018-03-23** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2018-03-29** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
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- **2018-04-05** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2018-05-07** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2018-05-07** Act 421 `executive-signature`
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- **2019-01-01** 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/3f5acede-ed5e-4839-9786-7cc5010f847e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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