--- title: HR 429. House Study Committee on Funding for Next Generation 9-1-1; create collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr429 cite_as: HR 429, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr429 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr429.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr429/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70980 date: 2025-04-04 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-08-28 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. 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House Study Committee on Funding for Next Generation 9-1-1; create ## Text LC 46 1255S The House Committee on Rules offers the following substitute to HR 429: A RESOLUTION Creating the House Study Committee on Funding for Next Generation 9-1-1; and for other1 purposes.2 WHEREAS, the State of Georgia's current 9-1-1 system does not f ully realize the3 advancements in technology and communications to serve 9-1-1 ca llers in this state as4 effectively as possible; and5 WHEREAS, an estimated 240 million calls are made to 9-1-1 in the United States each year6 and an estimated 85 percent of all calls made to 9-1-1 originate from a mobile device; and7 WHEREAS, Next Generation 9-1-1 is an advanced system that modernizes and enhances the8 capabilities of current 9-1-1 services; and9 WHEREAS, the State of Georgia's current 9-1-1 infrastructure ha s remained largely10 unchanged since its inception in 1968, and the state's current 9-1-1 funding model was11 created and authorized by the Georgia General Assembly in 1977; and12 WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the State of Georgia and its residents to establish a13 committee dedicated to a comprehensive review of the state's cu rrent 9-1-1 funding14 - 1 - LC 46 1255S provisions and to study and identify any reforms necessary to provide adequate funding to15 support the transition from legacy 9-1-1 centers to modern Next Generation 9-1-1 centers in16 a manner that will ensure that their current and future operati ons can be fully realized in17 Georgia.18 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:19 (1) Creation of House study committee. There is created the House Study Committee20 on Funding for Next Generation 9-1-1.21 (2) Members and officers. The committee shall be composed of five members of the22 House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of23 Representatives. The Speaker shall designate a member of the committee as chairperson24 of the committee.25 (3) Powers and duties. The committee shall undertake a study of the conditions, needs,26 issues, and problems mentioned above or related thereto and recommend any action or27 legislation which the committee deems necessary or appropriate.28 (4) Meetings. The chairperson shall call all meetings of the committee. The committee29 may conduct such meetings at such places and at such times as it may deem necessary or30 convenient to enable it to exercise fully and effectively its powers, perform its duties, and31 accomplish the objectives and purposes of this resolution.32 (5) Allowances and funding. The legislative members of the committee shall receive33 the allowances provided for in Code Section 28-1-8 of the Offic ial Code of Georgia34 Annotated. The allowances authorized by this resolution shall not be received by any35 member of the committee for more than three days unless additional days are authorized.36 Funds necessary to carry out the provisions of this resolution shall come from funds37 appropriated to the House of Representatives.38 - 2 - LC 46 1255S (6) Report.39 (A) In the event the committee adopts any specific findings or recommendations that40 include suggestions for proposed legislation, the chairperson shall file a report of the41 same prior to the date of abolishment specified in this resolut ion, subject to42 subparagraph (C) of this paragraph.43 (B) In the event the committee adopts a report that does not i nclude suggestions for44 proposed legislation, the chairperson shall file the report, subject to subparagraph (C)45 of this paragraph.46 (C) No report shall be filed unless the same has been approved prior to the date of47 abolishment specified in this resolution by majority vote of a quorum of the committee. 48 A report so approved shall be signed by the chairperson of the committee and filed with49 the Clerk of the House of Representatives.50 (D) In the absence of an approved report, the chairperson may file with the Clerk of the51 House of Representatives a copy of the minutes of the meetings of the committee in lieu52 thereof.53 (7) Abolishment. The committee shall stand abolished on December 1, 2025.54 - 3 - ## 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 House resolution would create a study committee to examine how Georgia funds its 9-1-1 emergency call system and how to pay for the upgrade to modernized Next Generation 9-1-1 service. ### Plain-language summary Georgia's 9-1-1 funding model dates to 1977 and its underlying system has not fundamentally changed since 1968, even though most calls now come from mobile phones and newer 'Next Generation 9-1-1' technology could improve emergency response. This resolution creates the House Study Committee on Funding for Next Generation 9-1-1 to review current funding rules and recommend reforms needed to pay for the shift from legacy 9-1-1 centers to modern ones. The committee would have five House members appointed by the Speaker, who also names the chairperson. The committee can meet as needed, and legislative members get standard daily allowances (O.C.G.A. § 28-1-8) for up to three days unless more are approved. Funding comes from the House's existing budget. The committee must file any report and recommendations before it is abolished on December 1, 2025. ### What it does - Creates the House Study Committee on Funding for Next Generation 9-1-1 to review the state's 9-1-1 funding system. - Directs the Speaker of the House to appoint five House members to the committee and designate its chairperson. - Authorizes the committee to study current 9-1-1 funding problems and recommend legislation or other action. - Sets legislative member pay using existing daily allowance rules (O.C.G.A. § 28-1-8), capped at three days unless more are approved. - Requires funding for the committee's work to come from the House of Representatives' existing appropriated funds. - Abolishes the committee on December 1, 2025, after any approved report is filed with the Clerk of the House. ### Who it affects The five House members appointed to the study committee, the Speaker of the House who makes those appointments, and indirectly Georgia's 9-1-1 call centers, local emergency dispatch agencies, and residents who rely on 9-1-1 for emergency response. ### Why it matters If adopted, this sets up a formal legislative review of how Georgia pays for 9-1-1 service, which could lead to future legislation changing funding for emergency call centers statewide as they upgrade to newer technology capable of handling mobile and multimedia 9-1-1 calls. ### Key provisions - Paragraph (1) creates the House Study Committee on Funding for Next Generation 9-1-1. - Paragraph (2) sets committee membership at five House members appointed by the Speaker, who also names the chairperson. - Paragraph (3) charges the committee with studying 9-1-1 funding conditions and problems and recommending action or legislation. - Paragraph (5) ties member pay to O.C.G.A. § 28-1-8 allowances, capped at three days absent additional authorization, funded through the House's 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 1, 2025. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-04-04) - Last action: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute (2025-04-04) - Sponsors: Charles Martin, Don Parsons, Karla Drenner, Clint Crowe, Charles Cannon - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70980 > The history, votes, and amendments (453 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr429.md?full=1