---
type: "Bill"
title: "Camden County; levy an excise tax"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of Camden 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: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1468"
citation: "Georgia HB 1468 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steven Sainz"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-03-08"
last_action: "2024-04-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/864a5c23-7bdd-4a52-8338-8c6242f688ae"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "c861baf05a4f1d3e18da78eca6a39698cba665c8d7f167b14d7ef8ed350d0dc2"
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 1468 (2023_24) — Camden County; levy an excise tax

A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of Camden 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. **HB 1468/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/228144.pdf)
2. **LC 47 2706/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/226773.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/226781.pdf)

## Votes

- House Vote #701 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **161–1** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #712 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Steven Sainz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-03-08** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-03-11** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-03-13** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-03-18** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-18** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-03-18** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-03-20** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-21** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-21** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-22** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-22** Act 456 `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-22** Effective Date

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/864a5c23-7bdd-4a52-8338-8c6242f688ae`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).