Senate panel advances gun‑related tax language after members clarify sales tax changes
Senators debated House Bill 79 substitutes and confirmed the current substitute removes a prior four‑day sales tax exemption and instead includes a tax credit tied to gun safety courses; the committee advanced the bill after clarifying the language and packets.
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House Bill 79 (LC 443562S) drew questions about whether the substitute retained a four‑day sales tax exemption for guns and ammunition or instead focused on a tax credit related to safe storage and gun safety courses. Leader Ann Vaniart explained that the sales‑tax holiday language had been removed and that the substitute retains a tax credit for gun safety courses; she noted the underlying bill was originally Representative Newton's.
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