Legislation Sponsored by James Shaw (4)
Date of Last Recorded Action: 3/21/2025
HB 0314
Neutral
Agribusiness and Rural Jobs Act
James Shaw
3/23/2018
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Ways & Means
Finance
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Econ. Dev. & Transportation
Economic Development
Insurance
Insurance
Larry Ramsey
This legislation enacts the Georgia Agribusiness and Rural Jobs Act. The Act would provide credits against state tax liabilities for certain investments in rural areas (defined as counties of less than 75,000 people).
HB 0843
Neutral
Income Tax Credits - Expansion of Areas Qualifying as "Less Developed Areas"
James Shaw
7/1/2018
Effective Date
Ways and Means
Economic Development and Tourism
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2018/02/23 Report
Econ. Dev. & Transportation
Economic Development
Larry Ramsey
Revenue & Finance
This bill expands the income tax credit for businesses in "less developed areas", to include businesses located in census tracts that contain a military installation and a government-owned industrial park.
HB 0951
Support
Center for Rural Prosperity and Innovation
James Shaw
7/1/2018
Effective Date
Small Business Development
Economic Development and Tourism
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2018/02/16 Report
2018/03/09 Report
2018/03/2 Report
Econ. Dev. & Transportation
Economic Development
Larry Ramsey
This bill would create the Center for Rural Prosperity and Innovation. The Center would study and develop recommendations to support economic development, healthcare, and other concerns in rural Georgia. The Center would also receive recommendations from a permanent Rural Development Council composed of state appointees.
HB 1044
Neutral
Southern Judicial Circuit; superior court judges; increase supplement to compensation
James Shaw
5/8/2018
Effective Date
Intragovernmental Coordination
State and Local Governmental Operations
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Compensation
Local Legislation
Superior Court
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