Files
republic-os/legislation/us/states/ga/2023-24/sb-299.md
T
2026-07-06 17:26:56 -04:00

74 lines
3.4 KiB
Markdown
Raw Blame History

This file contains ambiguous Unicode characters
This file contains Unicode characters that might be confused with other characters. If you think that this is intentional, you can safely ignore this warning. Use the Escape button to reveal them.
---
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).