---
type: "Bill"
title: "Albany, City of; levy an excise tax"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Albany 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: "2013_14"
identifier: "HB 233"
citation: "Georgia HB 233 (2013_14)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carol Fullerton", "Gerald Greene", "Winfred Dukes"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 20
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2013-02-06"
last_action: "2013-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4243a4be-f93c-4d10-beb8-415822094180"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "cfa4a2cf8969e579e009a9453cf5c3f8ef79780a9a28e393e59027c8acab0fb6"
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 233 (2013_14) — Albany, City of; levy an excise tax

A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Albany 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 233/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/136350.pdf)
2. **LC 21 1935/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/130000.pdf)

## Votes

- Local Calendar — **119–45** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Carol Fullerton — primary (person)
- Gerald Greene — primary (person)
- Winfred Dukes — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2013-02-06** House Hopper
- **2013-02-07** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2013-02-08** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2013-02-13** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
- **2013-03-07** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-03-07** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2013-03-07** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2013-03-07** House Notice to Reconsider
- **2013-03-11** House Reconsidered
- **2013-03-11** House Tabled
- **2013-03-11** House Tabled
- **2013-03-13** House Taken from Table
- **2013-03-13** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2013-03-14** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-03-25** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2013-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2013-05-06** Act 259 `executive-signature`
- **2013-07-01** Effective Date

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4243a4be-f93c-4d10-beb8-415822094180`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).