---
type: "Bill"
title: "Pooler, City of; levy an excise tax"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Pooler 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 1404"
citation: "Georgia HB 1404 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Hitchens", "Carl Gilliard", "Ron Stephens"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-20"
last_action: "2026-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/20a1c4cc-0c20-4fa7-997b-5e432f87b8e4"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "a5d61098838f65d302cb9b010aed3109682fdf4eda72fdbd0b81c2440cbf6464"
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 1404 (2025_26) — Pooler, City of; levy an excise tax

A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Pooler 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 1404/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248705.pdf)
2. **LC 47 4028/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243407.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243432.pdf)

## Votes

- Senate Vote #927 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #772 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **153–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bill Hitchens — primary (person)
- Carl Gilliard — primary (person)
- Ron Stephens — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-20** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-24** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-25** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-03-27** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-27** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-03-27** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-03-27** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-02** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-02** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-10** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-12** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-12** Act 651 `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/20a1c4cc-0c20-4fa7-997b-5e432f87b8e4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).