--- title: HR 815. House Study Committee on Exploring the Potential for Humanoids and Robotics in Georgia Workforce Development; create collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr815 cite_as: HR 815, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr815 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr815.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr815/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71801 date: 2025-04-04 status: introduced 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. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr814.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr816.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 235 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr815.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 815 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2025-03-27 last_action: House Withdrawn, Recommitted sponsors: - Todd Jones - Dar'shun Kendrick - Scott Holcomb - Brent Cox - John Corbett - Brad Thomas text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR815/2025 upstream_id: 2016144 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - artificial intelligence - robotics - workforce development - economic development - legislative study committees --- # HR 815. House Study Committee on Exploring the Potential for Humanoids and Robotics in Georgia Workforce Development; create ## Text 25 LC 59 0173 House Resolution 815 By: Representatives Jones of the 25th, Kendrick of the 95th, Holcomb of the 101st, Cox of the 28th, Corbett of the 174th, and others A RESOLUTION Creating the House Study Committee on Exploring the Potential f or Humanoids and1 Robotics in Georgia Workforce Development; and for other purposes.2 WHEREAS, artificial intelligence (AI), the development of compu ter systems to perform3 tasks that normally require human intelligence, such as learnin g and decision making, has4 the potential to spur innovation and transform industry and government; and5 WHEREAS, the science and technology of AI continue to develop, and more products and6 services are utilizing AI in fields such as healthcare, financial services, education, housing,7 and transportation; and8 WHEREAS, Georgia and other states are embracing new technology and the opportunity to9 improve lives through the responsible deployment of AI; and10 WHEREAS, the technology associated with humanoids and robotics has improved11 tremendously in recent years; and12 WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of this state and its citizens to examine whether and how13 humanoids and robotics can be used to enhance economic development.14 H. R. 815 - 1 - 25 LC 59 0173 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:15 (1) Creation of House study committee. There is created the House Study Committee16 on Exploring the Potential for Humanoids and Robotics in Georgi a Workforce17 Development.18 (2) Members and officers. The committee shall be composed of five members of the19 House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of20 Representatives. The Speaker shall designate a member of the committee as chairperson21 of the committee.22 (3) Powers and duties. The committee shall undertake a study of the conditions, needs,23 issues, and problems mentioned above or related thereto and recommend any action or24 legislation which the committee deems necessary or appropriate.25 (4) Meetings. The chairperson shall call all meetings of the committee. The committee26 may conduct such meetings at such places and at such times as it may deem necessary or27 convenient to enable it to exercise fully and effectively its powers, perform its duties, and28 accomplish the objectives and purposes of this resolution.29 (5) Allowances and funding. The legislative members of the committee shall receive30 the allowances provided for in Code Section 28-1-8 of the Offic ial Code of Georgia31 Annotated. The allowances authorized by this resolution shall not be received by any32 member of the committee for more than five days unless additional days are authorized. 33 Funds necessary to carry out the provisions of this resolution shall come from funds34 appropriated to the House of Representatives.35 (6) Report.36 (A) In the event the committee adopts any specific findings or recommendations that37 include suggestions for proposed legislation, the chairperson shall file a report of the38 same prior to the date of abolishment specified in this resolut ion, subject to39 subparagraph (C) of this paragraph.40 H. R. 815 - 2 - 25 LC 59 0173 (B) In the event the committee adopts a report that does not i nclude suggestions for41 proposed legislation, the chairperson shall file the report, subject to subparagraph (C)42 of this paragraph.43 (C) No report shall be filed unless the same has been approved prior to the date of44 abolishment specified in this resolution by majority vote of a quorum of the committee.45 A report so approved shall be signed by the chairperson of the committee and filed with46 the Clerk of the House of Representatives.47 (D) In the absence of an approved report, the chairperson may file with the Clerk of the48 House of Representatives a copy of the minutes of the meetings of the committee in lieu49 thereof.50 (7) Abolishment. The committee shall stand abolished on December 1, 2025.51 H. R. 815 - 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 five-member study committee to examine how humanoid robots and robotics technology could be used in Georgia's workforce and economic development. ### Plain-language summary This resolution does not change any Georgia law. Instead, it creates the House Study Committee on Exploring the Potential for Humanoids and Robotics in Georgia Workforce Development. The resolution points to the rapid growth of artificial intelligence and improvements in humanoid and robotics technology as the reason for the study. The Speaker of the House would appoint five representatives to the committee and name one as chairperson. The committee could meet as needed, study the issue, and recommend legislation if it chooses. Members would receive standard legislative daily allowances under Georgia law (O.C.G.A. § 28-1-8) 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 automatically abolished on December 1, 2025. ### What it does - Creates a five member House Study Committee on Exploring the Potential for Humanoids and Robotics in Georgia Workforce Development. - Directs the Speaker of the House to appoint all five members and designate one as chairperson. - Authorizes the committee to study how humanoid and robotics technology could affect economic development and to recommend legislation. - Allows the chairperson to call meetings anywhere and at any time needed to carry out the study. - Sets legislative pay for committee members under existing law (O.C.G.A. § 28-1-8), capped at five days unless more are approved, funded from the House's budget. - Abolishes the committee automatically on December 1, 2025, after any final report is filed. ### Who it affects The resolution directly affects the five House members who would be appointed to the committee and the House of Representatives' budget, which funds their allowances. It could indirectly affect Georgia workers, employers, and industries if the committee's eventual recommendations lead to future legislation on robotics or automation. ### Why it matters The resolution itself makes no policy changes; it only sets up a temporary body to gather information. Any real-world effect on Georgia workers or businesses would depend on whether the committee later recommends legislation and whether lawmakers act on it before the committee disbands in December 2025. ### Key provisions - Paragraph (1) formally creates the House Study Committee on Exploring the Potential for Humanoids and Robotics in Georgia Workforce Development. - Paragraph (2) sets committee membership at five House members appointed by the Speaker, who also names the chairperson. - Paragraph (3) gives the committee authority to study the issue and recommend action or legislation it deems necessary. - Paragraph (5) ties member pay to the standard legislative allowance law (O.C.G.A. § 28-1-8) and caps paid days at five unless extended, funded through the House's own appropriated funds. - Paragraph (6) lays out reporting requirements, including that any report must be approved by majority vote before the abolishment date and filed with the Clerk of the House. - Paragraph (7) abolishes the committee on December 1, 2025. ## Status - Status: Introduced (2025-03-27) - Last action: House Withdrawn, Recommitted (2025-04-04) - Sponsors: Todd Jones, Dar'shun Kendrick, Scott Holcomb, Brent Cox, John Corbett, Brad Thomas - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71801 > The history, votes, and amendments (235 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr815.md?full=1