---
type: "Bill"
title: "Valdosta, City of; levy an excise tax"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Valdosta 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 850"
citation: "Georgia HB 850 (2013_14)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Amy Carter", "Dexter Sharper", "Ellis Black", "Jason Shaw"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2014-01-24"
last_action: "2014-04-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f32a093d-82ba-4fb4-9512-3289ab4fd2be"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "247b661a8c63a27ca96bc2897cf535f6e30405038656c84355cd00111e02d2aa"
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 850 (2013_14) — Valdosta, City of; levy an excise tax

A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Valdosta 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 850/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/140329.pdf)
2. **LC 36 2449/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/138138.pdf)

## Votes

- Local Calendar — **160–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Amy Carter — primary (person)
- Dexter Sharper — primary (person)
- Ellis Black — primary (person)
- Jason Shaw — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-01-24** House Hopper
- **2014-01-27** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2014-01-28** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2014-02-03** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2014-02-03** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2014-02-03** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2014-02-04** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-18** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2014-02-18** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2014-03-24** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-04-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2014-04-01** Act 353 `executive-signature`
- **2014-04-01** Effective Date

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f32a093d-82ba-4fb4-9512-3289ab4fd2be`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).