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type: "Bill"
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title: "Revenue and taxation; proceeds of local government regulatory fees be used to pay for regulatory activity and not general operations; require"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 13 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding specific, business, and occupation taxes, so as to require that the proceeds of local government regulatory fees be used to pay for regulatory activity and not general operations; to revise the list of professions which may be subject to such regulatory fees; to remove certain provisions authorizing calculation of regulatory fees for renovation and other construction projects; to provide for refunds in certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
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legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
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session: "2023_24"
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identifier: "HB 461"
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citation: "Georgia HB 461 (2023_24)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Brad Thomas", "Clint Crowe", "Dale Washburn", "Martin Momtahan", "Vance Smith"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 19
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2023-02-16"
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last_action: "2024-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1eb01cbb-bc3c-4188-80f5-adf5d61a5352"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "cfb16305180db0d7907de01c309c65d314ce40dbfeb8303d844a95e4dbce8970"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
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---
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# Georgia HB 461 (2023_24) — Revenue and taxation; proceeds of local government regulatory fees be used to pay for regulatory activity and not general operations; require
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 13 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding specific, business, and occupation taxes, so as to require that the proceeds of local government regulatory fees be used to pay for regulatory activity and not general operations; to revise the list of professions which may be subject to such regulatory fees; to remove certain provisions authorizing calculation of regulatory fees for renovation and other construction projects; to provide for refunds in certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **HB 461/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229531.pdf)
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2. **LC 28 0575/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/215105.pdf)
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3. **LC 50 0693S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223741.pdf)
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4. **LC 50 0693S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222834.pdf)
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5. **Sen Ctee sub LC 50 0799S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/225737.pdf)
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6. **Sen Ctee sub LC 50 0837S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227017.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #739 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **46–4** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #459 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **163–0** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #713 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **32–16** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #845 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **175–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Brad Thomas — primary (person)
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- Clint Crowe — primary (person)
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- Dale Washburn — primary (person)
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- Martin Momtahan — primary (person)
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- Vance Smith — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-02-16** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2023-02-16** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2023-02-21** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-01** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-02-12** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2024-02-12** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2024-02-13** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-27** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-02-29** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2024-03-08** Senate Recommitted `referral-committee`
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- **2024-03-13** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-03-21** Senate Engrossed `passage`
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- **2024-03-21** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2024-03-21** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2024-03-28** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
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- **2024-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2024-05-06** Act 572 `executive-signature`
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- **2024-07-01** Effective Date
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1eb01cbb-bc3c-4188-80f5-adf5d61a5352`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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