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title: HR 1948. State and local authorities; transfer operation of Georgia Capitol Museum from University System of Georgia to Georgia Building Authority; urge
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cite_as: HR 1948, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.)
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date: 2026-03-31
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bill_number: HR 1948
session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
session_slug: 2025-2026
chamber: House
bill_type: resolution
status_date: 2026-03-25
last_action: House Committee Favorably Reported
sponsors:
  - Matthew Gambill
  - Will Wade
  - Devan Seabaugh
  - Soo Hong
text_version: Introduced
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topic_tags:
  - Georgia Capitol Museum
  - state agencies
  - University System of Georgia
  - Georgia Building Authority
  - historic preservation
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# HR 1948. State and local authorities; transfer operation of Georgia Capitol Museum from University System of Georgia to Georgia Building Authority; urge

## Text

House Resolution 1948
By: Representatives Gambill of the 15th, Wade of the 9th, Seabaugh of the 34th, and Hong of
the 103rd
A RESOLUTION
Urging appropriate state and local authorities to transfer operation of the Georgia Capitol
Museum from the University System of Georgia to the Georgia Building Authority; and for
other purposes.
WHEREAS, the Georgia Capitol Museum preserves the history of the Georgia State Capitol
as well as the events that have taken place within its halls since its construction completed
on July 4, 1889; and
WHEREAS, the museum collects, maintains, and exhibits significant artifacts, including
historic flags and works of art, and offers educational tours to visitors and school groups; and
WHEREAS, the Georgia Building Authority is responsible for managing the facilities
located in the Capitol Hill Complex, including the Georgia State Capitol; and
WHEREAS, the Georgia Building Authority is appropriately equipped to fund, manage,
maintain, and staff the Georgia Capitol Museum and its historical assets as well as to perform
other such duties and functions as are ordinarily exercised for its successful operation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that
the members of this body urge the appropriate state and local authorities to transfer operation
of the Georgia Capitol Museum from the University System of Georgia to the Georgia
Building Authority.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the
public and the press.

## 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 urges state and local officials to move operation of the Georgia Capitol Museum from the University System of Georgia to the Georgia Building Authority.

### Plain-language summary

The Georgia Capitol Museum, which preserves artifacts and history related to the Georgia State Capitol, is currently operated under the University System of Georgia. This resolution states that the Georgia Building Authority, which already manages the Capitol Hill Complex including the Capitol building itself, is better equipped to fund, manage, maintain, and staff the museum.
The resolution does not itself transfer control of the museum. Instead, it urges the appropriate state and local authorities to make that transfer happen. It also directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and the press.

### What it does

- Urges state and local authorities to transfer operation of the Georgia Capitol Museum from the University System of Georgia to the Georgia Building Authority.
- States the Georgia Building Authority already manages the Capitol Hill Complex, including the Georgia State Capitol building itself.
- Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press.
- Does not itself change any law or force the transfer; it only expresses the House's position on the issue.

### Who it affects

The University System of Georgia, which currently operates the museum, and the Georgia Building Authority, which would potentially take over management. It also touches museum staff, visitors, school groups on educational tours, and anyone involved in preserving the Capitol's historic artifacts and flags.

### Why it matters

If state and local authorities act on this resolution, oversight of the museum's funding, staffing, and daily operations would shift to a different state agency. Because it is only a resolution, it carries no legal force on its own and would require separate action to actually move the museum.

### Key provisions

- The resolution's whereas clauses describe the museum's history, its collection of artifacts, flags and art, and its educational tours.
- The resolved clause urges state and local authorities to transfer museum operations from the University System of Georgia to the Georgia Building Authority.
- A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to make copies available to the public and press.

## Status

- Status: Introduced (2026-03-25)
- Last action: House Committee Favorably Reported (2026-03-31)
- Sponsors: Matthew Gambill, Will Wade, Devan Seabaugh, Soo Hong
- Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74501

> The history, votes, and amendments (189 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1948.md?full=1