Rep. ­­­­­­Scott Holcomb Appointed by Speaker Burns to House Special Subcommittee of Appropriations on State Prisons

ATLANTA – State Representative Scott Holcomb (D-Atlanta) was appointed by Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington) to serve on the recently created House Special Subcommittee of Appropriations on State Prisons.  

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Speaker Ralston Announces Special Committee on Access to the Civil Justice System

ATLANTA – Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) today appointed a Special Committee on Access to the Civil Justice System. This special committee of the House of Representatives will consider legislation which seeks to modify Georgia’s civil justice system and the ability of citizens to seek redress through the courts.    Continue reading “Speaker Ralston Announces Special Committee on Access to the Civil Justice System”

Rep. Holcomb Announces That All Backlogged Rape Kits Have Been Tested

ATLANTA – State Representative Scott Holcomb (D-Atlanta), along with Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) and Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) Director Vernon Keenan, today announced that the backlog of untested sexual assault kits identified as a result of the “Compassionate Care for Victims of Sexual Assault Act,” or Senate Bill 304, have been tested. Continue reading “Rep. Holcomb Announces That All Backlogged Rape Kits Have Been Tested”