---
type: "Bill"
title: "Forsyth County; levy an excise tax"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of Forsyth County 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 provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1476"
citation: "Georgia HB 1476 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brent Cox", "Carter Barrett", "David Clark", "Lauren McDonald", "Rick Jasperse", "Todd Jones"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-03-13"
last_action: "2024-05-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7cf91ff1-0bf6-44e6-9753-d72717d16767"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "1ac0ec62352379633d0d52e3c5b4ddb991b1acee3e371ba44fd71464984f2972"
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 1476 (2023_24) — Forsyth County; levy an excise tax

A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of Forsyth County 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 provide an effective date; 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 1476/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/228566.pdf)
2. **LC 47 2928/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227100.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227138.pdf)

## Votes

- House Vote #716 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **163–6** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #761 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **51–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Brent Cox — primary (person)
- Carter Barrett — primary (person)
- David Clark — primary (person)
- Lauren McDonald — primary (person)
- Rick Jasperse — primary (person)
- Todd Jones — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-03-13** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-03-14** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-03-18** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-03-20** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-20** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-03-20** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-03-21** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-26** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-26** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-02** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-06** Act 682 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-06** Effective Date

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7cf91ff1-0bf6-44e6-9753-d72717d16767`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).