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type: "Bill"
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title: "Sales and Use Taxes; firearms, ammunition, gun safes, and related accessories during an 11 day period each year; 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 firearms, ammunition, gun safes, and related accessories during an 11 day period each year; 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 344"
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citation: "Georgia SB 344 (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", "Billy Hickman", "Bo Hatchett", "Brandon Beach", "Brian Strickland", "Clint Dixon", "Greg Dolezal", "Jason Anavitarte", "John F. Kennedy", "Kay Kirkpatrick", "Larry Walker, III", "Lee Anderson", "Marty Harbin", "Matt Brass", "Max Burns", "Mike Dugan", "Randy Robertson", "Rick Williams", "Shawn Still", "Shelly Echols", "Steve Gooch"]
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version_count: 9
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action_count: 18
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2024-01-10"
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last_action: "2024-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/77b99336-3888-443e-a34a-dcf2decbc664"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "ae0bc6d516bab2923fecbcd6f9206429108d8f04ed0c82bc0dcd4b91ae5fb7ea"
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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 344 (2023_24) — Sales and Use Taxes; firearms, ammunition, gun safes, and related accessories during an 11 day period each year; 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 firearms, ammunition, gun safes, and related accessories during an 11 day period each year; 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 2929** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/220956.pdf)
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2. **As Passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222995.pdf)
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3. **Committee sub LC 50 0698S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222360.pdf)
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4. **Floor Amend 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229689.pdf)
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5. **Floor Amend 2 AM 50 0053** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229688.pdf)
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6. **Floor Amend 3 AM 50 0052** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229690.pdf)
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7. **LC 43 2929 Fiscal Note** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/220957.pdf)
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8. **LC 50 0893S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227858.pdf)
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9. **SB 344/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229642.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #770 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **163–1** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #830 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **53–1** (pass) · upper
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- Senate Vote #467 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **30–23** (pass) · upper
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- Senate Vote #471 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **30–22** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Ben Watson — primary (person)
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- Billy Hickman — primary (person)
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- Bo Hatchett — primary (person)
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- Brandon Beach — primary (person)
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- Brian Strickland — primary (person)
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- Clint Dixon — primary (person)
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- Greg Dolezal — primary (person)
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- Jason Anavitarte — primary (person)
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- John F. Kennedy — primary (person)
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- Kay Kirkpatrick — primary (person)
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- Larry Walker, III — primary (person)
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- Lee Anderson — primary (person)
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- Marty Harbin — primary (person)
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- Matt Brass — primary (person)
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- Max Burns — primary (person)
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- Mike Dugan — 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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- Shelly Echols — 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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- **2024-01-10** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2024-01-11** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-30** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-01-31** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-06** Senate Engrossed `passage`
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- **2024-02-06** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2024-02-06** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2024-02-07** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2024-02-08** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2024-03-20** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-03-21** House Postponed
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- **2024-03-26** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2024-03-26** 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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- **2024-05-06** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2024-05-06** Act 610 `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/77b99336-3888-443e-a34a-dcf2decbc664`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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