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Running forState House, District 146

Shaw Blackmon

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Overview

Zell Shaw Blackmon is an American politician serving as a Republican member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 146th district since 2015.

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Facts from Wikipedia.

Bills they wrote

Bills and joint resolutions where they're the main author, since 2023. Laws first, then the ones that got furthest.

Wrote

22 bills

Became law

8 became law. Another 4 passed the House or Senate but didn't.

  • Introduced Feb 13, 2025HB 463: Ad valorem tax; certain senior citizens who volunteer with local governments; provide homestead exemption
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 3, 2025HB 222: Criminal procedure; inclusion of certain contact information on bonds and recognizances; require
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 16, 2025HB 92: Revenue and taxation; postpone date by which local governing authorities can opt out of base year homestead exemption
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 13, 2024HB 1478: Mid-State Energy Authority Act; enact
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 23, 2024HB 991: Hospital Medicaid Financing Program; extend sunset provision
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 23, 2024HB 992: Houston Judicial Circuit; provide for fourth judge
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 23, 2023HB 581: Audits and Accounts, Department of; revise deadlines, selection criteria, and required contents for certain annual economic analyses
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 14, 2023HB 414: Mental health; grant program to aid service members, veterans, and their families; provide
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 29, 2026HB 1116: Homeownership Opportunity and Market Equalization Act of 2026; enact
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Mar 28, 2025HB 880: Income tax; reduce tax rate that may be reached under certain conditions
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 16, 2023HB 454: Revenue and taxation; Internal Revenue Code and Internal Revenue Code of 1986; revise terms
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 7, 2023HB 269: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; authorize local workforce development boards to conduct meetings via teleconference
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Mar 19, 2026HB 1585: Income tax; donations to nonprofit corporations that provide housing to cancer care patients; provide credit
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 19, 2025HB 537: Revenue and taxation; maximum amount of local sales and use taxes that may be imposed; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 5, 2025HB 271: Revenue and taxation; definitions; change certain provisions
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 5, 2025HB 272: Revenue and taxation; definitions; change certain provisions
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 26, 2024HB 1412: Warner Robins Convention and Visitors Bureau Authority Act; enact
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2024HB 1325: Ad valorem tax; certain senior citizens who volunteer with local governments; provide homestead exemption
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 24, 2024HB 1024: Revenue Shortfall Reserve; maximum percentage of net revenue; repeal limitation
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 22, 2024HB 960: Houston Judicial Circuit; provide for fourth judge
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 16, 2023HB 464: Income tax; revise rates of taxation on income
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 15, 2023HB 426: Elections; retention and preservation of ballots and other election documents; revise provisions
    Introduced

Source: Open States

How they voted

Final votes on bills that passed either chamber of the Georgia legislature, since 2023. Votes on amendments, committees, and procedure are left out. A bill can show up under more than one topic.

Votes shown

1,474 votes on bills that passed at least one chamber.

Attendance

Didn't vote on 90 of 1,606 votes (6%). They had permission to be away (excused) for 8 of them.

By topic
Agriculture42 votes
    Alcoholic Beverages6 votes
      Animals10 votes
        Appeal and Error21 votes
          Aviation11 votes
            Banking and Finance18 votes
              Buildings and Housing23 votes
                Civil Practice36 votes
                  Commerce and Trade53 votes
                    Commercial Code2 votes
                      Conservation and Natural Resources55 votes
                        Contracts5 votes
                          Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations7 votes
                            Courts124 votes
                              Crimes and Offenses (Criminal Code)132 votes
                                Criminal Procedure49 votes
                                  Domestic Relations25 votes
                                    Education212 votes
                                      Elections33 votes
                                        Equity6 votes
                                          Evidence15 votes
                                            Fire Protection and Safety14 votes
                                              Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics30 votes
                                                Game and Fish20 votes
                                                  General Assembly56 votes
                                                    General Provisions, Ocga10 votes
                                                      Guardian and Ward10 votes
                                                        Handicapped Persons19 votes
                                                          Health159 votes
                                                            Highways, Bridges, and Ferries43 votes
                                                              Insurance98 votes
                                                                Labor and Industrial Relations19 votes
                                                                  Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies72 votes
                                                                    Local Government127 votes
                                                                      Mental Health30 votes
                                                                        Military, Emergency Management, and Veterans Affairs47 votes
                                                                          Minors33 votes
                                                                            Motor Vehicles and Traffic137 votes
                                                                              Nuisances2 votes
                                                                                Penal Institutions36 votes
                                                                                  Professions and Businesses132 votes
                                                                                    Property91 votes
                                                                                      Public Officers and Employees76 votes
                                                                                        Public Utilities and Transportation27 votes
                                                                                          Retirement and Pensions37 votes
                                                                                            Revenue and Taxation203 votes
                                                                                              Social Services51 votes
                                                                                                State Government135 votes
                                                                                                  Torts18 votes
                                                                                                    Waters, Ports, and Watercraft14 votes
                                                                                                      Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates9 votes
                                                                                                        Local laws (one city or county)9 votes
                                                                                                          Other23 votes

                                                                                                            Source: Open States, Georgia General Assembly. Topics from the state legislature.