---
type: "Bill"
title: "LaFayette, City of; levy an excise tax"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of LaFayette 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: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 424"
citation: "Georgia HB 424 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steve Tarvin"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2015-02-19"
last_action: "2015-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4c8be71b-0ea0-42e4-94b1-d56779ff8a15"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "4db6678510ff11332e940f1949f7e9b7b10e437effbdf25089e444fc63f4e665"
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 424 (2015_16) — LaFayette, City of; levy an excise tax

A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of LaFayette 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 424/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/152107.pdf)
2. **LC 28 7510/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/148663.pdf)

## Votes

- Local Calendar — **162–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Steve Tarvin — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-02-19** House Hopper
- **2015-02-20** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2015-02-23** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2015-03-11** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
- **2015-03-18** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-03-18** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2015-03-18** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2015-03-19** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-23** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-03-23** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2015-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2015-05-01** Act 41 `executive-signature`
- **2015-05-01** Effective Date

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4c8be71b-0ea0-42e4-94b1-d56779ff8a15`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).