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type: "Bill"
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title: "Solar Technology Trust Fund; fund within state treasury; establish"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 4 of Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to solar power free-market financing, so as to provide for the establishment of the Solar Technology Trust Fund as a fund within the state treasury; to impose a fee on the retail sale of new solar technology and to dedicate such fees to such fund as authorized and subject to the conditions imposed by Article III, Section IX, Paragraph VI(r) of the Constitution of Georgia; to provide for reports and forms; to provide for authorization; to provide for annual appropriations and reporting; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; 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: "2023_24"
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identifier: "HB 300"
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citation: "Georgia HB 300 (2023_24)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bruce Williamson", "Ron Stephens", "Shaw Blackmon", "Trey Kelley"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 18
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2023-02-08"
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last_action: "2024-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7456a2d0-7476-4686-809f-e4497b2eb950"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "903c732a7140af7ff1e541548283dd9a081103862a3632da7c6253b041d06080"
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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 300 (2023_24) — Solar Technology Trust Fund; fund within state treasury; establish
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 4 of Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to solar power free-market financing, so as to provide for the establishment of the Solar Technology Trust Fund as a fund within the state treasury; to impose a fee on the retail sale of new solar technology and to dedicate such fees to such fund as authorized and subject to the conditions imposed by Article III, Section IX, Paragraph VI(r) of the Constitution of Georgia; to provide for reports and forms; to provide for authorization; to provide for annual appropriations and reporting; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; 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. **HB 300/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229527.pdf)
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2. **LC 51 0302/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/214021.pdf)
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3. **LC 55 0208S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223788.pdf)
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4. **LC 55 0208S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223117.pdf)
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5. **Sen Ctee sub LC 55 0300S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227071.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #838 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **52–2** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #884 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **151–16** (pass) · lower
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- House Vote #464 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **146–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Bruce Williamson — primary (person)
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- Ron Stephens — primary (person)
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- Shaw Blackmon — 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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- **2023-02-08** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2023-02-09** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2023-02-13** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-07** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-02-12** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2024-02-12** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2024-02-13** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2024-03-13** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-03-14** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2024-03-26** Senate Tabled
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- **2024-03-28** Senate Taken from Table
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- **2024-03-28** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2024-03-28** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2024-03-28** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
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- **2024-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-04-22** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2024-04-22** Act 390 `executive-signature`
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- **2024-07-01** 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/7456a2d0-7476-4686-809f-e4497b2eb950`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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