Rep. Jan Tankersley

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health care facilities, so as to implement initiatives to improve quality and delivery of patient centered and family focused palliative care in this state; to provide for legislative intent; to provide for definitions; to create the Georgia Palliative Care and Quality of Life Advisory Council; to establish a state-wide Palliative Care Consumer and Professional Information and Education Program; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-7-27 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to computation of taxable net income, so as to revise the deduction from income for contributions to savings trust accounts established pursuant to Article 11 of Chapter 3 of Title 20; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 26 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Housing and Finance Authority, so as to increase the outstanding bond limit; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to drivers' licenses, so as to provide for the expiration of certain licenses and identification cards issued by the Department of Driver Services; to provide for the suspension of a driver's license upon receipt of conviction reports from a court; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION commending Sheriff Lynn Anderson and congratulating him on the grand occasion of his retirement; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to setoff debt collection, so as to revise terms; to revise the procedures for the transfer of setoffs by the Administrative Office of the Courts to the court to whom the debt is owed; to correct references; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION congratulating Chairman Melvin Davis on the grand occasion of his retirement; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Mayor Margaret Evans on the occasion of her retirement; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing Zaxby's on the grand occasion of their 25th anniversary; 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.