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type: "Bill"
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title: "Sales and Use Taxes; firearm safes and firearm safety devices; exempt"
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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 exempt sales of firearm safes and firearm safety devices; 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: "2023_24"
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identifier: "SB 340"
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citation: "Georgia SB 340 (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: ["Ben Watson", "Bo Hatchett", "Brian Strickland", "Chuck Hufstetler", "Chuck Payne", "Jason Anavitarte", "Jason Esteves", "John Albers", "Kay Kirkpatrick", "Kim Jackson", "Larry Walker, III", "Matt Brass", "Randy Robertson", "Rick Williams", "Shawn Still", "Sonya Halpern", "Steve Gooch"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2024-01-09"
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last_action: "2024-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3b0a713a-241b-4496-8230-cef27c944a32"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "4b4d6e30f581937ccfa967dda8e7b2dbfe22f96b4bd62eae24c3b396518c2ca7"
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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 340 (2023_24) — Sales and Use Taxes; firearm safes and firearm safety devices; exempt
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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 exempt sales of firearm safes and firearm safety devices; 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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1. **As Introduced LC 43 2922** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/220901.pdf)
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2. **As Passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223972.pdf)
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3. **LC 50 0869S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227561.pdf)
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4. **SB 340 Fiscal Note** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/221829.pdf)
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5. **SB 340/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229640.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #498 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **46–1** (pass) · upper
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- Senate Vote #492 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **30–18** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #726 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **169–1** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #844 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **42–10** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Ben Watson — primary (person)
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- Bo Hatchett — primary (person)
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- Brian Strickland — primary (person)
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- Chuck Hufstetler — primary (person)
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- Chuck Payne — primary (person)
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- Jason Anavitarte — primary (person)
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- Jason Esteves — primary (person)
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- John Albers — primary (person)
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- Kay Kirkpatrick — primary (person)
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- Kim Jackson — primary (person)
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- Larry Walker, III — primary (person)
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- Matt Brass — primary (person)
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- Randy Robertson — primary (person)
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- Rick Williams — primary (person)
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- Shawn Still — primary (person)
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- Sonya Halpern — primary (person)
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- Steve Gooch — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-01-09** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2024-01-10** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-01-26** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-13** Senate Engrossed `passage`
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- **2024-02-13** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2024-02-13** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2024-02-15** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2024-02-16** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2024-03-18** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-03-20** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2024-03-20** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2024-03-28** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2024-04-04** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-04-30** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2024-04-30** Act 497 `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/3b0a713a-241b-4496-8230-cef27c944a32`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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