SR 789: Senate Study Committee on the Impact of Artificial Intelligence; create

This resolution creates a temporary Senate study committee to look at how artificial intelligence is affecting Georgia's creative industries, particularly film, television, and creative writing. The resolution notes that AI is increasingly used to automate tasks and alter audience experiences, raising concerns about job losses and confusion between human-made and AI-generated work. The committee would have five members appointed by the President of the Senate, including one cochairperson from the majority party and one from the minority party. It can meet as needed, study the issues, and recommend legislation. Legislative members get standard allowances under Georgia law (O.C.G.A. § 28-1-8), while non-legislator members get a daily expense allowance and mileage reimbursement. The committee must file any findings before it is abolished on December 1, 2026.

• Creates a five-member Senate Study Committee on the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Creative Industries, appointed by the Senate President.
• Directs the committee to study how AI affects creative writers, filmmakers, and the television industry in Georgia and to recommend possible legislation.
• Sets pay and expense rules: legislative members get standard allowances, state employee members get expense reimbursement only, and other members get a daily allowance plus mileage.
• Limits allowances to five days of committee work unless additional days are approved, funded through the Senate's budget or members' home agencies.
• Requires the committee to file an approved report or, if none is approved, the meeting minutes with the Secretary of the Senate.
• Abolishes the committee automatically on December 1, 2026.

Members of the Georgia Senate who may be appointed to the committee, and more broadly Georgia's film, television, and creative writing industries, including filmmakers, actors, producers, and creative writers whose work may be affected by the committee's eventual recommendations.

The resolution does not change any law itself, but it sets up a formal process for state lawmakers to examine how AI is reshaping Georgia's film and television industry, which could lead to future legislation on AI disclosure, job protections, or industry regulation.

• Paragraph 1 creates the Senate Study Committee on the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Creative Industries.
• Paragraph 2 sets the committee at five Senate members, with one majority party and one minority party cochairperson.
• Paragraph 3 charges the committee with studying AI's effects on creative industries and recommending legislation if needed.
• Paragraph 5 details allowances: legislative members get standard travel and expense reimbursement, state employees get reimbursement only, and other members get a daily allowance capped at five days of service.
• Paragraph 6 requires a report or meeting minutes to be filed with the Secretary of the Senate before the committee is abolished.
• Paragraph 7 abolishes the committee on December 1, 2026.

1. 2026-03-31Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute (Senate)
2. 2026-03-31Senate Third Read (Senate)
3. 2026-03-16Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
4. 2026-03-12Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (Senate)
5. 2026-02-18Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
6. 2026-02-17Senate Hopper (Senate)

• Donzella James (D, SD-028)Primary sponsor
• RaShaun Kemp (D, SD-038)
• Kenya Wicks (D, SD-034)
• Michael Rhett (D, SD-033)
• Sheikh Rahman (D, SD-005)
• Tonya Anderson (D, SD-043)
• Gail Davenport (D, SD-017)
• Jaha Howard (D, SD-035)
• Nan Orrock (D, SD-036)
• Randal Mangham (D, SD-055)
• Kim Jackson (D, SD-041)
• Ed Harbison (D, SD-015)

1. PassedSenate voteMarch 31, 2026

   48 yea, 0 nay (3 not voting, 3 absent)

   Consent Calendar For Senate Study Committees: Senate Vote #875

• artificial intelligence
• film industry
• creative writing
• Georgia Senate
• entertainment industry regulation