HR 1894: House Study Committee on the Basic Building Blocks of Transportation; create

Georgia's Department of Transportation expects to spend about $63 billion on projects over the next 20 years, and the resolution notes that the cost of materials like asphalt, concrete, and aggregates has risen so much that construction dollars buy less than before. This resolution creates the House Study Committee on the Basic Building Blocks of Transportation to look into these cost increases and related problems. The committee would have 12 House members appointed by the Speaker, who also names the chairperson. It would study the causes of rising costs, examine how utility relocation schedules affect construction timelines, and review Department of Transportation policies that might be changed to keep projects on time and on budget. Members get standard legislative allowances for up to six meeting days. The committee must file any findings or recommended legislation before it is abolished on December 1, 2026.

• Creates the House Study Committee on the Basic Building Blocks of Transportation, made up of 12 House members appointed by the Speaker.
• Directs the committee to study rising costs of highway construction materials like asphalt, concrete, sand, gravel, and crushed stone.
• Requires the committee to examine how utility relocation schedules affect the time needed to complete highway construction projects.
• Allows the committee to recommend legislation or policy changes affecting Department of Transportation oversight and operations.
• Sets legislative member allowances under O.C.G.A. § 28-1-8 for up to six meeting days and limits overall funding to House-appropriated funds.
• Abolishes the committee automatically on December 1, 2026, after it files a report or meeting minutes.

This mainly affects members of the Georgia House of Representatives appointed to the committee, the Department of Transportation, highway construction contractors, and utility companies whose infrastructure relocation work intersects with road projects. Georgia taxpayers and drivers who rely on state, county, and city roads are indirectly affected.

If the committee's study leads to future legislation, it could change how the Department of Transportation manages contracts, schedules utility relocations, or budgets for materials, potentially affecting how quickly and cheaply Georgia's roads get built and maintained.

• Paragraph (1) formally creates the House Study Committee on the Basic Building Blocks of Transportation.
• Paragraph (2) sets committee membership at 12 House members chosen by the Speaker, who also appoints the chairperson.
• Paragraph (3) gives the committee power to study transportation cost issues and recommend action or legislation.
• Paragraph (5) sets member allowances under O.C.G.A. § 28-1-8, caps paid days at six unless extended, and specifies funding sources.
• Paragraph (6) requires any approved findings or legislative recommendations to be filed as a report with the Clerk of the House before abolishment.
• Paragraph (7) abolishes the committee on December 1, 2026.

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2. 2026-03-31House Second Readers (House)
3. 2026-03-27House First Readers (House)
4. 2026-03-25House Hopper (House)

• Rick Jasperse (R, HD-011)Primary sponsor
• Lauren McDonald (R, HD-026)
• Leesa Hagan (R, HD-156)
• John LaHood (R, HD-175)
• Brent Cox (R, HD-028)

• transportation funding
• highway construction
• state study committees
• Department of Transportation