HR1674: HR1674 House Study Committee on State Governance of Emergency Medical Services; create

This resolution does not change any law directly. Instead, it creates the House Study Committee on State Governance of Emergency Medical Services, made up of five members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House. The committee would study how emergency medical services are structured and administered at the state level, including the role of the Department of Public Health, and decide whether any state action or new legislation is needed. The committee can hold meetings as needed, and its legislative members can receive standard daily allowances under Georgia law (O.C.G.A. § 28-1-8) for up to five meeting days unless more are approved. The committee must file any approved findings or recommendations with the Clerk of the House before it is abolished on December 1, 2026.

• Creates a five member House Study Committee on State Governance of Emergency Medical Services, appointed by the Speaker of the House.
• Directs the committee to study how emergency medical services are structured and administered at the state level and recommend any needed action or legislation.
• Allows the committee's chairperson, chosen by the Speaker, to call and organize meetings as needed.
• Lets legislative members collect standard daily allowances for up to five meeting days, funded through the House of Representatives' existing budget.
• Sets a deadline for the committee to abolish itself on December 1, 2026, after filing an approved report or meeting minutes.

Members of the Georgia House of Representatives appointed to the committee, the Department of Public Health, and more broadly Georgians who rely on emergency medical services, since the study could shape future legislation on how those services are run.

The resolution itself makes no changes to how emergency medical services operate today. Its significance is that it sets up a formal process for state lawmakers to examine possible changes to EMS governance, which could lead to future legislation affecting how emergency care is delivered statewide.

• Paragraph (1) formally creates the House Study Committee on State Governance of Emergency Medical Services.
• Paragraph (2) sets committee size at five House members, all appointed by the Speaker, who also names the chairperson.
• Paragraph (3) charges the committee with studying EMS governance issues and recommending action or legislation it finds necessary.
• Paragraph (5) caps paid allowances at five meeting days unless additional days are authorized, funded from the House's existing appropriated funds.
• Paragraph (6) requires any approved findings, recommendations, or proposed legislation to be filed with the Clerk of the House before the committee is abolished.
• Paragraph (7) abolishes the committee on December 1, 2026.

1. 2026-03-25House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
2. 2026-03-18House Second Readers (House)
3. 2026-03-16House First Readers (House)
4. 2026-03-12House Hopper (House)

• Rob Leverett (R, HD-123)Primary sponsor
• Devan Seabaugh (R, HD-034)
• Martin Momtahan (R, HD-017)
• Matthew Gambill (R, HD-015)

• emergency medical services
• public health policy
• legislative study committee
• Department of Public Health