HR 1001: State of Georgia; ethical investment of all state funds and public resources; express support

This is a House resolution, a statement of the chamber's position rather than a bill that changes Georgia law. It expresses the House's support for what it calls ethical investment of all state funds and public resources, including pension funds, bond holdings, and other publicly managed money. The resolution urges the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia, the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia, the State Treasurer, the State Accounting Office, and other state-managed investment entities to avoid investing in companies complicit in violence abroad or in racism within Georgia, naming companies tied to Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Sudan's Rapid Support Forces, and conflict minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It also expresses support for divestment from companies linked to conflict minerals and for transparent, routine reporting on state investments, using guidelines from the American Friends Service Committee. It directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies to the retirement systems, the State Treasurer, the public, and the press.

• Expresses House support for reviewing state investments for alignment with ethical standards, without creating a binding legal requirement.
• Urges Georgia's retirement systems, State Treasurer, State Accounting Office, and other investment entities to avoid holding companies tied to violence in Israel, the UAE, Sudan, and the Congo.
• Expresses support for divestment from companies whose supply chains rely on conflict minerals tied to violence.
• Expresses support for transparent reporting and routine review of state investments and funds.
• Directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to the retirement systems, the State Treasurer, the public, and the press.

The Employees' Retirement System of Georgia, the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia, the Office of the State Treasurer, the State Accounting Office, and other state-managed investment entities that oversee pension funds, bonds, and other public financial assets are urged to review their holdings under this resolution.

Because this is a resolution rather than a bill, it carries no legal force and does not require any fund to divest. It signals the House's position and could influence future budget or policy debates over how Georgia's pension and investment funds choose their holdings.

• The preamble (whereas clauses) lays out the House's reasoning, citing human rights concerns tied to Israel, the UAE, Sudan's Rapid Support Forces, and Congo conflict minerals.
• The first resolving clause urges state investment entities to avoid holding companies complicit in violence, using guidelines from the American Friends Service Committee.
• The second resolving clause expresses support for divestment from conflict-mineral-linked companies and for transparent, routine reporting on state investments.
• The final clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies to the retirement systems, State Treasurer, the public, and the press.

1. 2026-01-14House Second Readers (House)
2. 2026-01-13House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-01-12House Hopper (House)

• Eric Bell (D, HD-075)Primary sponsor
• Gabriel Sanchez (D, HD-042)
• Ruwa Romman (D, HD-097)
• El-Mahdi Holly (D, HD-116)
• Mekyah McQueen (D, HD-061)
• Bryce Berry (D, HD-056)

• state investments
• pension funds
• divestment
• human rights
• foreign policy resolutions