---
type: "Bill"
title: "DeKalb County; levy an excise tax"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of DeKalb 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 613"
citation: "Georgia HB 613 (2013_14)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dee Dawkins-Haigler", "Howard Mosby", "Karla Drenner", "Mary Oliver", "Michele Henson", "Pam Stephenson"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2013-03-14"
last_action: "2013-05-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1d5b03b9-9157-4314-a87a-25776754c4b6"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "15c1a615b4ebf5cc9ddae6eac9ebb5bc3f42a7244f6d02f39f6881008ecdf9d2"
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 613 (2013_14) — DeKalb County; levy an excise tax

A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of DeKalb 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 613/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/136383.pdf)
2. **LC 28 6686/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/134595.pdf)

## Votes

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

## Sponsors

- Dee Dawkins-Haigler — primary (person)
- Howard Mosby — primary (person)
- Karla Drenner — primary (person)
- Mary Oliver — primary (person)
- Michele Henson — primary (person)
- Pam Stephenson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-03-14** House Hopper
- **2013-03-20** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2013-03-21** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2013-03-22** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-03-22** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2013-03-22** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2013-03-22** House Immediately Transmitted to Senate
- **2013-03-25** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-03-25** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2013-04-02** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2013-05-06** Act 168 `executive-signature`
- **2013-05-06** Effective Date

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1d5b03b9-9157-4314-a87a-25776754c4b6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).