Fort Oglethorpe, City of; levy an excise tax
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Fort Oglethorpe 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.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 17, 2026
Signed May 12, 2026
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LC 47 3939/a
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HB 1317/AP*
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The bill text was updated to reflect that it has passed both the House and Senate, changing the version identifier from LC 47 3939/a to LC 47 3939/AP. This indicates the bill has moved from a committee or initial reading stage to a final version ready for the Governor's signature.
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No substantive changes to the bill's scope, applicability, funding, or requirements were made; the update is purely administrative to track the bill's legislative progress.
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The bill header was updated to include '(AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)' and the page number was changed from LC 47 3939 to LC 47 3939/AP to reflect its current legislative status.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 31, 2026 · House Mar 4, 2026
How they voted
34–3
Passed · 10 other
Total votes 47
Mar 31, 2026
D
Democratic18
66% Yea
R
Republican29
75% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 12, 2026
Signed into law
Act 649
upper
May 12, 2026
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 31, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 6, 2026
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike Cameron
RRepublican
P
Mitchell Horner
RRepublican
P
Steve Tarvin
RRepublican
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