SR789: SR789 Senate Study Committee on the Impact of Artificial Intelligence; create

This resolution responds to concerns from filmmakers and writers that artificial intelligence is being used to automate creative work, potentially replacing human artists and causing job losses in the film and television industries. It notes that Georgia has become a national hub for film production and that undisclosed AI use can create confusion between handcrafted and AI-generated work. The resolution creates the Senate Study Committee on the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Creative Industries, made up of five senators appointed by the President of the Senate, including two cochairpersons from different parties. The committee would study the issues described and recommend legislation if it finds any needed. It sets rules for meetings, member expense reimbursement, and reporting, and the committee would be abolished on December 1, 2026.

• Creates the Senate Study Committee on the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Creative Industries, made up of five senators appointed by the President of the Senate.
• Requires the President of the Senate to name two cochairpersons, one from the majority party and one from the minority party.
• Directs the committee to study how AI affects creative writers, filmmakers, and television, and to recommend legislation if warranted.
• Sets expense allowances for legislative members, state officials and employees, and other members under specific Official Code of Georgia Annotated sections.
• Requires any approved findings or recommendations to be filed as a report with the Secretary of the Senate before the committee ends.
• Abolishes the committee automatically on December 1, 2026.

The resolution most directly affects the senators appointed to serve on the study committee. It also touches Georgia's film, television, and creative writing industries, including filmmakers, actors, and writers whose work may be affected by the committee's eventual findings or legislative recommendations.

The committee itself does not change any law, but its study and any resulting recommendations could shape future Georgia legislation on how artificial intelligence is used in film, television, and creative work, an industry the resolution says is significant to the state's economy.

• Paragraph (1) creates the Senate Study Committee on the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Creative Industries.
• Paragraph (2) sets committee membership at five senators with two cochairpersons representing both major parties.
• Paragraph (3) charges the committee with studying AI's effects on creative industries and recommending action or legislation.
• Paragraph (5) details expense allowances for legislative members (O.C.G.A. § 28-1-8), state employees, and non-state-employee members (O.C.G.A. § 45-7-21), capped at five days unless extended.
• Paragraph (6) requires any approved report or recommendations to be filed with the Secretary of the Senate before the committee's abolishment date.
• Paragraph (7) sets the committee's end date as 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 and television industry
• creative writers
• Georgia Senate study committee