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title: HR 1832. House Study Committee on the Assessment and Collection of Fees by Local Governments; create
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bill_number: HR 1832
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chamber: House
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status_date: 2026-03-20
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  - Trey Kelley
  - Mike Cheokas
  - Victor Anderson
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  - local government fees
  - study committee
  - municipal law
  - county government
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# HR 1832. House Study Committee on the Assessment and Collection of Fees by Local Governments; create

## Text

House Resolution 1832
By: Representatives Kelley of the 16th, Cheokas of the 151st, and Anderson of the 10th
A RESOLUTION
Creating the House Study Committee on the Assessment and Collection of Fees by Local
Governments; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS, Georgia counties and municipalities are constitutionally and statutorily
authorized to collect taxes and fees to fund the provision of local governmental services; and
WHEREAS, local governments in Georgia have assessed and collected a wide variety of fees
for the provision of an equally wide variety of services; and
WHEREAS, in recent years a number of local governments have been subject to litigation
regarding some of their fee assessment and collection practices; and
WHEREAS, further study and evaluation of the laws, policies, and procedures utilized in
administering the assessment and collection of fees by local governments is 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 the Assessment and Collection of Fees by Local Governments.
(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 15, 2026.

## Summaries written by Georgia Commons

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A House resolution would create a five-member study committee to examine how Georgia counties and municipalities assess and collect local fees, with a report due by the end of 2026.

### Plain-language summary

Georgia counties and municipalities are allowed under the state constitution and state law to collect taxes and fees to pay for local services, and they have set up many different kinds of fees for different services. This resolution notes that some local governments have recently faced lawsuits over their fee practices, and it creates a House Study Committee on the Assessment and Collection of Fees by Local Governments to look into the issue.
The Speaker of the House would appoint five House members to the committee and name one as chairperson. The committee could hold meetings, study the laws and practices around local fee collection, and recommend legislation. Members would receive standard legislative allowances for up to five meeting days unless more are approved, paid from the House's existing budget. The committee would have to file any approved findings before it is abolished on December 15, 2026.

### What it does

- Creates the House Study Committee on the Assessment and Collection of Fees by Local Governments, made up of five House members appointed by the Speaker.
- Directs the committee to study laws, policies, and procedures local governments use to assess and collect fees and to recommend legislation if needed.
- Allows the chairperson to call meetings anywhere and at any time needed to carry out the study.
- Sets member pay using the standard legislative allowance rate (O.C.G.A. § 28-1-8), capped at five days unless more days are approved.
- Requires committee funding to come from money already appropriated to the House of Representatives.
- Abolishes the committee on December 15, 2026, after which any approved report must be filed with the Clerk of the House.

### Who it affects

The five House members appointed to the committee, the Speaker of the House who appoints them, county and municipal governments whose fee practices would be studied, and residents or businesses who pay local government fees and could be affected by any future legislation the study recommends.

### Why it matters

Local fees fund services like water, sanitation, and permitting, and disputes over how they are assessed have led to lawsuits against some Georgia local governments. This committee's findings could shape future legislation on how cities and counties are allowed to charge and collect such fees.

### Key provisions

- Paragraph (1) creates the House Study Committee on the Assessment and Collection of Fees by Local Governments.
- Paragraph (2) sets the committee at five House members appointed by the Speaker, who also names the chairperson.
- Paragraph (3) charges the committee with studying local fee assessment and collection issues and recommending legislation.
- Paragraph (5) ties member pay to O.C.G.A. § 28-1-8 allowances, limited to five days absent additional authorization, funded from the House's existing budget.
- 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 15, 2026.

## Status

- Status: Introduced (2026-03-20)
- Last action: House Committee Favorably Reported (2026-03-27)
- Sponsors: Trey Kelley, Mike Cheokas, Victor Anderson
- Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74328

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