HR1749: HR1749 House Study Committee on the Impact of Multiplayer Online Gaming Platforms; create

This resolution does not change any Georgia law directly. Instead, it creates the House Study Committee on the Impact of Multiplayer Online Gaming Platforms, a temporary panel of five House members appointed by the Speaker of the House. The committee would study how online multiplayer gaming platforms affect children, including their exposure to graphic content, contact with strangers, and privacy and safety risks. It would look at whether current online protections for children are outdated and consider whether stronger rules are needed. The committee can hold meetings, and its members can receive standard legislative allowances (O.C.G.A. § 28-1-8) for up to four days unless more are approved. Funding comes from the House's existing budget. The committee must file a report with any findings or proposed legislation before it is abolished on December 1, 2026.

• Creates the House Study Committee on the Impact of Multiplayer Online Gaming Platforms, made up of five House members appointed by the Speaker.
• Directs the committee to study risks and benefits of multiplayer online gaming platforms for children, including privacy and safety concerns.
• Authorizes the committee to hold meetings and recommend legislation or other action based on its findings.
• Allows committee members to receive standard legislative daily allowances for up to four meeting days unless additional days are approved.
• Funds the committee's work from the House of Representatives' existing appropriated budget rather than new money.
• Sets December 1, 2026 as the date the committee is automatically abolished, requiring any report to be filed before then.

The resolution most directly affects the five House members appointed to the committee. More broadly, it concerns Georgia children who use multiplayer online gaming platforms, their parents, and potentially the gaming industry if the committee's study leads to future legislation.

No rules change for gamers, parents, or companies right away. The practical effect is that a small group of legislators will spend the coming months examining child safety and privacy issues tied to online gaming, which could shape future Georgia legislation on the topic.

• Paragraph (1) formally creates the House Study Committee on the Impact of Multiplayer Online Gaming Platforms.
• 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 issues described in the resolution and recommend legislation or other action.
• Paragraph (5) ties member allowances to O.C.G.A. § 28-1-8 and caps paid days at four unless more are authorized, funded through the House's existing appropriation.
• Paragraph (6) requires any approved findings or legislative recommendations to be filed as a report with the Clerk of the House before the committee ends.
• Paragraph (7) abolishes the committee on December 1, 2026.

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• Rob Clifton (R, HD-131)Primary sponsor
• Holt Persinger (R, HD-119)
• Kimberly New (R, HD-040)
• Beth Camp (R, HD-135)
• Tyler Smith (R, HD-018)
• Todd Jones (R, HD-025)

• online gaming
• child online safety
• legislative study committee
• internet privacy
• children and technology