---
type: "Bill"
title: "Hancock County; 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 Hancock 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 repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "SB 349"
citation: "Georgia SB 349 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David Lucas"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-03-20"
last_action: "2026-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0f43f9be-f5f4-473d-9168-3bdad1f06d79"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "3c9f495ad6b75f05c64d76246e16307c07ad6ad5c42423fa3a838825c8af0859"
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 349 (2025_26) — Hancock County; 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 Hancock 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 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 Passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/237548.pdf)
2. **As introduced LC 47 3624** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/236668.pdf)
3. **SB 349 Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/236679.pdf)
4. **SB 349/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246962.pdf)

## Votes

- Senate Vote #291 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **52–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #734 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **153–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- David Lucas — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-20** Senate Hopper `introduction`
- **2025-03-20** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-27** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-27** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2025-03-28** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2025-03-31** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-03-20** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-20** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-03-20** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-10** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-12** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-12** Act 696 `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/0f43f9be-f5f4-473d-9168-3bdad1f06d79`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).