HR1032: HR1032 House Study Committee on Raising the Minimum Wage in Georgia; create

Georgia's minimum wage has not changed since 1997, and it is currently lower than the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour, which itself has not risen since 2009. This resolution does not raise the minimum wage itself. Instead, it creates the House Study Committee on Raising the Minimum Wage in Georgia to look into the issue. The Speaker of the House would appoint five House members to the committee and name one as chairperson. The committee could hold meetings, study conditions related to the minimum wage, and recommend legislation. Members would receive standard legislative allowances (O.C.G.A. § 28-1-8) for up to five meeting days, funded through the House's existing budget. The committee would have to file any approved report before it is automatically abolished on December 1, 2026.

• Creates the House Study Committee on Raising the Minimum Wage in Georgia, made up of five House members appointed by the Speaker.
• Directs the Speaker to name one committee member as chairperson, who will call and organize meetings.
• Authorizes the committee to study minimum wage conditions and issues in Georgia and recommend legislation or other action.
• Sets travel and meeting allowances for committee members under O.C.G.A. § 28-1-8, capped at five days unless more are approved, paid from House funds.
• Requires the committee to file an approved report or meeting minutes with the Clerk of the House before it is abolished.
• Abolishes the committee automatically on December 1, 2026.

The resolution directly affects the five House members who would serve on the committee and House administrative staff who process its funding and reports. More broadly, it concerns Georgia's low-wage workers and the employers who pay them, since the committee's findings could shape future minimum wage legislation.

No wage actually changes under this resolution. It sets up a formal process for lawmakers to gather information on Georgia's minimum wage, which has been frozen since 1997, and to decide whether to propose raising it, potentially affecting future pay for the state's lowest-paid workers.

• Paragraph (1) creates the House Study Committee on Raising the Minimum Wage in Georgia.
• Paragraph (2) sets the committee's size at five House members, appointed and chaired at the Speaker's discretion.
• Paragraph (3) gives the committee authority to study minimum wage issues and recommend legislation or other action.
• Paragraph (5) ties member allowances to O.C.G.A. § 28-1-8, limits paid days to five absent additional authorization, and funds the work from the House's existing appropriation.
• Paragraph (6) requires any approved findings or recommendations to be filed as a report with the Clerk of the House before abolishment, or minutes filed if no report is approved.
• Paragraph (7) abolishes the committee on December 1, 2026.

1. 2026-01-28House Second Readers (House)
2. 2026-01-27House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-01-16House Hopper (House)

• Sheila Jones (D, HD-060)Primary sponsor
• Dewey McClain (D, HD-109)
• Lydia Glaize (D, HD-067)
• Mary Oliver (D, HD-084)

• minimum wage
• wages and labor
• legislative study committee
• Georgia workers