--- title: HR 1669. House Study Committee on End of Life Issues; create collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1669 cite_as: HR 1669, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1669 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1669.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1669/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74047 date: 2026-03-18 status: introduced corpus_version: bills-2026-09-13 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. 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House Study Committee on End of Life Issues; create ## Text House Resolution 1669 By: Representatives Westbrook of the 163rd, Jackson of the 165th, Evans of the 57th, Frye of the 122nd, and Campbell of the 35th A RESOLUTION Creating the House Study Committee on End of Life Issues; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, end of life issues affect all residents of this state; and WHEREAS, end of life decisions and planning have significant impacts, both emotionally and financially, on persons nearing end of life and on the family members and caregivers of such persons; and WHEREAS, some states authorize assisted death for certain individuals who are terminally ill; and WHEREAS, it would be beneficial to undertake a study to evaluate end of life issues in this state, including long-term care costs and other financial burdens associated with end of life planning, opportunities for family members to give compassion and agency to their loved ones who are facing end of life decisions, and the burdens and challenges of the caregivers of persons who are nearing end of life; and WHEREAS, study of other states' death with dignity and assisted death laws should be undertaken to consider whether any changes to current law may be warranted. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: (1) Creation of House study committee. There is created the House Study Committee on End of Life Issues. (2) Members and officers. The committee shall be composed of five members of the House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The Speaker shall designate a member of the committee as chairperson of the committee. (3) Powers and duties. The committee shall undertake a study of the conditions, needs, issues, and problems mentioned above or related thereto and recommend any action or legislation which the committee deems necessary or appropriate. (4) Meetings. The chairperson shall call all meetings of the committee. The committee may conduct such meetings at such places and at such times as it may deem necessary or convenient to enable it to exercise fully and effectively its powers, perform its duties, and accomplish the objectives and purposes of this resolution. (5) Allowances and funding. The legislative members of the committee shall receive the allowances provided for in Code Section 28-1-8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. The allowances authorized by this resolution shall not be received by any member of the committee for more than five days unless additional days are authorized. Funds necessary to carry out the provisions of this resolution shall come from funds appropriated to the House of Representatives. (6) Report. (A) In the event the committee adopts any specific findings or recommendations that include suggestions for proposed legislation, the chairperson shall file a report of the same prior to the date of abolishment specified in this resolution, subject to subparagraph (C) of this paragraph. (B) In the event the committee adopts a report that does not include suggestions for proposed legislation, the chairperson shall file the report, subject to subparagraph (C) of this paragraph. (C) No report shall be filed unless the same has been approved prior to the date of abolishment specified in this resolution by majority vote of a quorum of the committee. A report so approved shall be signed by the chairperson of the committee and filed with the Clerk of the House of Representatives. (D) In the absence of an approved report, the chairperson may file with the Clerk of the House of Representatives a copy of the minutes of the meetings of the committee in lieu thereof. (7) Abolishment. The committee shall stand abolished on December 1, 2026. ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the resolution. Quote the text, not the summary. A Georgia House resolution would create a five-member study committee to examine end-of-life issues, including long-term care costs, caregiver burdens, and other states' assisted death laws. ### Plain-language summary 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. ### What it does - 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. ### Who it affects 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. ### Why it matters 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. ### Key provisions - 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. ## Status - Status: Introduced (2026-03-12) - Last action: House Second Readers (2026-03-18) - Sponsors: Anne Westbrook, Edna Jackson, Stacey Evans, Spencer Frye, Lisa Campbell - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74047 > The history, votes, and amendments (132 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1669.md?full=1