HR 1946: House Study Committee on Constituent Services Modernization and Accountability; create

Members of the Georgia House of Representatives currently handle constituent services, helping residents navigate state agencies and resolve problems, using different methods and tools depending on the office. This resolution creates the House Study Committee on Constituent Services Modernization and Accountability to look at whether that system needs updating. The committee would have five House members, three picked by the Speaker and two by the House Minority Leader, with the Speaker naming the chairperson. It would study current practices, best practices from other states, funding and constitutional questions, and recommend legislation if needed. Members get standard legislative allowances for up to five meeting days unless more are approved, paid from the House's existing budget. The committee must file any report before it is abolished on December 1, 2026.

• Creates a five-member House study committee to examine how constituent services are provided across legislative offices.
• Sets committee appointment rules: three members chosen by the Speaker and two by the House Minority Leader, with the Speaker naming the chairperson.
• Directs the committee to study best practices, technology, funding, and constitutional issues tied to constituent services and recommend legislation.
• Grants members standard legislative daily allowances (O.C.G.A. § 28-1-8) for up to five meeting days unless more are authorized, paid from House funds.
• Requires any approved findings or recommendations to be filed as a report with the Clerk of the House before the committee ends.
• Abolishes the committee automatically on December 1, 2026.

This resolution directly affects members of the Georgia House of Representatives, especially the five appointed to the committee, and House legislative staff who manage constituent services. Indirectly, it concerns Georgia residents who rely on their representatives for help with state agencies and public services.

If created, the committee could shape future rules on how House offices handle requests from constituents, potentially leading to standardized tools or new legislation. For now, the resolution only sets up a study process rather than making immediate changes to services Georgians receive.

• Paragraph 1 creates the House Study Committee on Constituent Services Modernization and Accountability.
• Paragraph 2 sets membership at five House members, three appointed by the Speaker and two by the Minority Leader, with a Speaker-designated chairperson.
• Paragraph 3 charges the committee with studying constituent services issues and recommending action or legislation.
• Paragraph 5 limits paid allowances to five meeting days unless extended, funded from the House's existing appropriated budget.
• Paragraph 6 requires any adopted report to be approved by majority vote and filed with the Clerk of the House before abolishment.
• Paragraph 7 sets the committee's abolishment date as December 1, 2026.

1. 2026-03-31House Second Readers (House)
2. 2026-03-27House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-03-25House Hopper (House)

• Viola Davis (D, HD-087)Primary sponsor
• Sandra Scott (D, HD-076)
• Kim Schofield (D, HD-063)

• constituent services
• legislative study committee
• Georgia House of Representatives
• government accountability