---
type: "Bill"
title: "Hiawassee, City of; levy an excise tax"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Hiawassee 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: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 735"
citation: "Georgia HB 735 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stan Gunter"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-03-14"
last_action: "2023-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9e5e4f7f-a4ee-42a9-8d57-15546b2b691e"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "47c95bb3585dbdb2720a967a7238aa7ef3ea3100bbfda68c624038e378275da1"
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 735 (2023_24) — Hiawassee, City of; levy an excise tax

A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Hiawassee 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 735/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/219576.pdf)
2. **LC 46 0492/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/217859.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/217904.pdf)

## Votes

- House Vote #263 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **164–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #296 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Stan Gunter — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-14** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2023-03-15** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2023-03-16** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2023-03-21** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-21** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2023-03-21** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2023-03-23** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-27** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-27** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2023-03-31** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-01** Act 204 `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-01** Effective Date

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9e5e4f7f-a4ee-42a9-8d57-15546b2b691e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).