Georgia CommonsHR 1790: House Study Committee on Long COVID (Coronavirus Disease); create
Last action March 23, 2026 · House Second Readers
A House resolution would create an 11-member study committee to examine Long COVID's health, workforce, and educational impacts on Georgians and recommend possible legislation by the end of 2026.
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In plain language
This resolution creates the House Study Committee on Long COVID (Coronavirus Disease), made up of 11 members of the Georgia House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker, who also names the chairperson. The committee is directed to study the prevalence, health effects, and broader impacts of Long COVID in Georgia, including effects on work, school, disability, and public health systems, and to recommend any legislation it thinks is needed. The chairperson calls and runs meetings, and members receive standard legislative allowances under O.C.G.A. § 28-1-8, capped at five paid days unless more are approved, funded through the House's existing budget. If the committee approves findings, the chairperson must file a report with the Clerk of the House before the committee ends. The committee is set to be abolished on December 1, 2026.
What the bill does
- Establishes the House Study Committee on Long COVID (Coronavirus Disease) with 11 members appointed by the Speaker of the House.
- Directs the committee to study the health, workforce, economic, and educational impacts of Long COVID in Georgia.
- Authorizes the committee to recommend legislation or other action based on its findings.
- Sets legislative member pay using existing allowance rules (O.C.G.A. § 28-1-8), capped at five paid days unless extended.
- Funds the committee's work from the House of Representatives' existing appropriated budget.
- Sets the committee's abolishment date as December 1, 2026, requiring any report to be filed before then.
Who it affects
Members of the Georgia House of Representatives appointed to the committee, and indirectly Georgians living with Long COVID, including patients, families, employers, schools, and health care providers whose experiences the committee's study may address.
Why it matters
The resolution does not change any law or create new benefits itself; it sets up a temporary legislative committee to gather information. Any real-world impact on patients, employers, or health care systems would depend on legislation the committee recommends after its study ends in December 2026.
Key provisions
- Paragraph (1) creates the House Study Committee on Long COVID (Coronavirus Disease).
- Paragraph (2) sets membership at 11 House members appointed by the Speaker, who also designates the chairperson.
- Paragraph (3) charges the committee with studying Long COVID's impacts and recommending action or legislation.
- Paragraph (5) ties member pay to O.C.G.A. § 28-1-8 allowances, capped at five days unless more are authorized, funded from House appropriations.
- Paragraph (6) requires any approved findings or recommendations to be filed as a report with the Clerk of the House before abolishment.
- Paragraph (7) abolishes the committee on December 1, 2026.
From the bill
“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.”
“The committee shall stand abolished on December 1, 2026.”
Status timeline
- House Second Readers (House)
- House First Readers (House)
- House Hopper (House)
Sponsors
- Karen Lupton (D, HD-083)
- Marvin Lim (D, HD-098)
- Imani Barnes (D, HD-086)
- Arlene Beckles (D, HD-096)
Topics
- Long COVID
- public health
- legislative study committee
- disability
- health policy