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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Savannah, City of; levy an excise tax"
+description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Savannah 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: "2023_24"
+identifier: "HB 718"
+citation: "Georgia HB 718 (2023_24)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Anne Allen Westbrook", "Bill Hitchens", "Carl Gilliard", "Edna Jackson", "Jesse Petrea", "Ron Stephens"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 13
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2023-03-13"
+last_action: "2023-05-03"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d40b6e34-9737-4e8b-81d8-5399f2c923a5"
+source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
+source_hash: "a937915a99735e86ff92f21cdcd8480fe3d3e0e0d5db4a65e52c8d8db3ee9262"
+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 718 (2023_24) — Savannah, City of; levy an excise tax
+
+A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Savannah 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 718/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/219562.pdf)
+2. **LC 43 2716/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/217695.pdf)
+3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/217751.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Senate Vote #296 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **50–0** (pass) · upper
+- House Vote #251 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **165–2** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Anne Allen Westbrook — primary (person)
+- Bill Hitchens — primary (person)
+- Carl Gilliard — primary (person)
+- Edna Jackson — primary (person)
+- Jesse Petrea — primary (person)
+- Ron Stephens — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-03-13** House Hopper `introduction`
+- **2023-03-14** House First Readers `reading-1`
+- **2023-03-15** House Second Readers `reading-2`
+- **2023-03-20** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-03-20** House Third Readers `reading-3`
+- **2023-03-20** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
+- **2023-03-21** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
+- **2023-03-27** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-03-27** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
+- **2023-03-31** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2023-05-03** Act 299 `executive-signature`
+- **2023-05-03** Effective Date
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d40b6e34-9737-4e8b-81d8-5399f2c923a5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
+