HR 1669: House Study Committee on End of Life Issues; create

This resolution creates the House Study Committee on End of Life Issues, made up of five members of the Georgia House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker, who also names the chairperson. The committee's job is to study end-of-life issues in Georgia, including the financial burdens of long-term care and end-of-life planning, how family members can support loved ones facing these decisions, and the challenges faced by caregivers. The resolution specifically directs the committee to look at how other states handle death with dignity and assisted death laws, to consider whether Georgia's current laws should change. The committee can meet as needed, members receive standard legislative allowances (O.C.G.A. § 28-1-8) for up to five days unless more are approved, and funding comes from the House's existing budget. Any report or recommended legislation must be approved by a majority of a quorum before the committee is abolished on December 1, 2026.

• Creates the House Study Committee on End of Life Issues, made up of five House members appointed by the Speaker of the House.
• Directs the committee to study long-term care costs, financial burdens, and caregiver challenges tied to end-of-life planning.
• Requires the committee to examine other states' death with dignity and assisted death laws to see if Georgia's laws should change.
• Allows the chairperson to call meetings anywhere needed and lets members collect standard daily legislative allowances for up to five days.
• Sets a deadline of December 1, 2026 for the committee to be abolished, with any report due before that date.

The five House members appointed to the committee, terminally ill Georgians and their families making end-of-life decisions, caregivers of people nearing the end of life, and anyone involved in long-term care or hospice planning in the state.

If created, the committee could recommend changes to Georgia law on end-of-life care, including whether the state should consider allowing assisted death, which would directly affect how terminally ill residents and their families plan for care and make final decisions.

• Paragraph (1) formally creates the House Study Committee on End of Life Issues.
• Paragraph (2) sets committee membership at five House members, all appointed by the Speaker, who also picks the chairperson.
• Paragraph (3) gives the committee power to study end-of-life issues and recommend legislation it deems necessary.
• Paragraph (5) ties member pay to the standard legislative allowance under O.C.G.A. § 28-1-8, capped at five days unless extended, funded through the House's budget.
• Paragraph (6) requires any findings or recommended legislation to be approved by majority vote before being filed with the Clerk of the House.
• Paragraph (7) abolishes the committee on December 1, 2026.

1. 2026-03-18House Second Readers (House)
2. 2026-03-16House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-03-12House Hopper (House)

• Anne Westbrook (D, HD-163)Primary sponsor
• Edna Jackson (D, HD-165)
• Stacey Evans (D, HD-057)
• Spencer Frye (D, HD-122)
• Lisa Campbell (D, HD-035)

• end of life care
• assisted death
• death with dignity
• long-term care costs
• caregiver support