---
type: "Bill"
title: "Fort Oglethorpe, City of; levy an excise tax"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Fort Oglethorpe 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: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1317"
citation: "Georgia HB 1317 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mike Cameron", "Mitchell Horner", "Steve Tarvin"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-17"
last_action: "2026-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8cc570fe-2a0b-4a0a-9efc-838d37591c74"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "d8e80d40e8d6f88d7df0ce4ae2926da77880b77ca8cb4ebb1e1b09295dd3c763"
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 1317 (2025_26) — Fort Oglethorpe, City of; levy an excise tax

A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Fort Oglethorpe 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 1317/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248544.pdf)
2. **LC 47 3939/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242734.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242765.pdf)

## Votes

- Senate Vote #885 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **41–3** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #600 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **166–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mike Cameron — primary (person)
- Mitchell Horner — primary (person)
- Steve Tarvin — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-17** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-18** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-19** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-03-04** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-04** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-03-04** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-03-06** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-27** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-27** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-31** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-03-31** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-07** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-12** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-12** Act 649 `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-12** Effective Date

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8cc570fe-2a0b-4a0a-9efc-838d37591c74`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).