Link: Georgia General Assembly – HB 79
Status: Active from 2025 session
Stance: Oppose given the change below
Part II of the bill would create an annual four-day sales tax exemption for the purchase of firearms, ammunition, gun safes, and related accessories. The exemption period begins on the second Friday of October each year and is intended to cover all firearm-related items. This provision would become effective July 1, 2026, and be repealed on July 1, 2030.
Summary:
Provides a $300 tax credit for purchasing a gun storage device or for a gun safety class; this is a Republican-sponsored bill, thus a better-than-average chance of passing.
Details:
Passed the House 3/4/25; now to the Senate Finance Committee
Action:
Passed the Senate Finance Committee and now in the Senate Rules Committee