---
type: "Bill"
title: "Macon-Bibb County; levy an excise tax"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of Macon-Bibb 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 specific Acts; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 668"
citation: "Georgia HB 668 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dale Washburn", "Danny Mathis", "James Beverly", "Miriam Paris", "Robert Dickey"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-03-22"
last_action: "2019-05-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/daff508a-ccb3-482f-b97d-38ae96cc056b"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "ef578e8aa058113e9b348332f37c438e85ffb07b24871255a5746244f930ebbf"
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 668 (2019_20) — Macon-Bibb County; levy an excise tax

A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of Macon-Bibb 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 specific Acts; 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 668/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/187460.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0158/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/185662.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/185679.pdf)

## Votes

- Local Calendar — **156–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dale Washburn — primary (person)
- Danny Mathis — primary (person)
- James Beverly — primary (person)
- Miriam Paris — primary (person)
- Robert Dickey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-22** House Hopper
- **2019-03-22** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2019-03-25** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2019-03-26** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-26** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2019-03-26** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2019-03-28** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-29** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-02** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2019-04-11** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-06** Act 176 `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-06** Effective Date

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/daff508a-ccb3-482f-b97d-38ae96cc056b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).