---
type: "Bill"
title: "City of Port Wentworth; to levy an excise tax; authorize"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Port Wentworth 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: "SB 299"
citation: "Georgia SB 299 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Derek Mallow"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-03-13"
last_action: "2024-01-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6f84de29-e54e-470b-ade7-089b5b75c0b2"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "885f57c23451c6d57cf1001ec30160d96cc74b5e6f1729fda8a5512e032a6d94"
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 299 (2023_24) — City of Port Wentworth; to levy an excise tax; authorize

A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Port Wentworth 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. **As introduced LC 46 0618** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/217648.pdf)
2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/218315.pdf)
3. **SB 299 ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/217651.pdf)
4. **SB 299/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222014.pdf)

## Votes

- House Vote #404 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **154–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #239 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Derek Mallow — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-13** Senate Hopper `introduction`
- **2023-03-14** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-16** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-16** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2023-03-20** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2023-03-21** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-01-25** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-25** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-01-25** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-01-30** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-01-30** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-01-30** Act 355 `executive-signature`
- **2024-01-30** Effective Date

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6f84de29-e54e-470b-ade7-089b5b75c0b2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).