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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "LaFayette, City of; levy an excise tax"
+description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of LaFayette to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
+legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
+session: "2015_16"
+identifier: "HB 424"
+citation: "Georgia HB 424 (2015_16)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Steve Tarvin"]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 14
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2015-02-19"
+last_action: "2015-05-01"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4c8be71b-0ea0-42e4-94b1-d56779ff8a15"
+source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
+source_hash: "4db6678510ff11332e940f1949f7e9b7b10e437effbdf25089e444fc63f4e665"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
+---
+
+# Georgia HB 424 (2015_16) — LaFayette, City of; levy an excise tax
+
+A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of LaFayette to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 424/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/152107.pdf)
+2. **LC 28 7510/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/148663.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Local Calendar — **162–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Steve Tarvin — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2015-02-19** House Hopper
+- **2015-02-20** House First Readers `reading-1`
+- **2015-02-23** House Second Readers `reading-2`
+- **2015-03-11** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
+- **2015-03-18** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2015-03-18** House Third Readers `reading-3`
+- **2015-03-18** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
+- **2015-03-19** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
+- **2015-03-23** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2015-03-23** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
+- **2015-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2015-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2015-05-01** Act 41 `executive-signature`
+- **2015-05-01** Effective Date
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4c8be71b-0ea0-42e4-94b1-d56779ff8a15`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
+