---
type: "Bill"
title: "Jackson, City of; levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; authorize the governing authority"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Jackson to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide for 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: "2019_20"
identifier: "SB 328"
citation: "Georgia SB 328 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Burt Jones"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-01-28"
last_action: "2020-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0e277ce7-f8e6-4c44-95f0-679906bd9f92"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "381bd650ce958214973b8ae6379e8ccace36aff7c53e12b4bca9447233bba880"
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 SB 328 (2019_20) — Jackson, City of; levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; authorize the governing authority

A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Jackson to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide for 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. **As introduced LC 47 0214** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/188754.pdf)
2. **As passed senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/189144.pdf)
3. **SB 328 ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/188755.pdf)
4. **SB 328/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/195013.pdf)

## Votes

- LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR — **44–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Burt Jones — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-28** Senate Hopper
- **2020-01-29** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-31** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-01-31** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-02-03** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-02-04** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-25** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-25** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-25** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-29** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-29** Act 393 `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-29** Effective Date

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0e277ce7-f8e6-4c44-95f0-679906bd9f92`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).