Rep. Shaw Blackmon

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 21-2-385 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to procedure for voting by absentee ballot and advance voting, so as to revise the period of time for advance voting with regard to Saturday voting; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the imposition, rate, and computation of and exemptions from state income taxes, so as to create an income tax credit for employers who hire certain veterans for full-time jobs; to provide for rules and regulations related to such income tax credit; to provide for certain conditions and limitations; to require annual reporting of certain statistics related to such credit; to provide for definitions; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Coach Ronnie Jones; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 42-2-8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to additional duties of the commissioner of corrections, so as to authorize the chief of staff to the commissioner to issue warrants for the arrest of an offender who has escaped from the custody of the department; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to assets and liabilities, so as to provide for certain updates to the standard valuation law as it relates to the reserve requirements for companies allowed to opt out of the principal based reserves standards; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION commending the Lymphoma Research Foundation as the nation's only nonprofit organization devoted totally to innovative research to find a cure for this specific disease, and recognizing the Georgia Lymphoma Walk on April 16, 2016, as Cure Lymphoma Day in Georgia; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION commending Mr. Louis Leskosky, Warner Robins High School's 2016 STAR Teacher; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION commending James Nicolas Luppino, Warner Robins High School's 2016 STAR Student; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Base Realignment and Closure; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to extensively revise the Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Program; to revise definitions; to require a signed agreement by parents; to extend the uses for which scholarship funds may be used; to revise requirements for eligibility and participation; to transfer administration of the scholarship program from the Department of Education to the Office of Student Achievement; to revise provisions relating to scholarship funds; to revise the components of an annual report on the program; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.