---
type: "Bill"
title: "Douglas County; levy an excise tax"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of Douglas County 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 543"
citation: "Georgia HB 543 (2013_14)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dustin Hightower", "LaDawn Jones", "Micah Gravley", "Roger Bruce"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2013-03-04"
last_action: "2014-04-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/675583da-9c98-422d-84f3-f78eed058666"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "769d8cffcc30fca36a0525ad4ad94f6e3c03ff517a0490e36dea3c6e2fae5807"
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 543 (2013_14) — Douglas County; levy an excise tax

A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of Douglas County 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 543/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/141765.pdf)
2. **LC 34 3780/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/133328.pdf)

## Votes

- Local Calendar — **161–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dustin Hightower — primary (person)
- LaDawn Jones — primary (person)
- Micah Gravley — primary (person)
- Roger Bruce — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-03-04** House Hopper
- **2013-03-05** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2013-03-07** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2013-03-11** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-03-11** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2013-03-11** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2013-03-12** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-26** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2014-02-26** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2014-03-24** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-04-10** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2014-04-10** Act 358 `executive-signature`
- **2014-04-10** Effective Date

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/675583da-9c98-422d-84f3-f78eed058666`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).