HR1796: HR1796 State departments and agencies responsible for the management of public funds; review and divest from investments in Israeli bonds; urge

This resolution does not change Georgia law. Instead, it expresses the House of Representatives' position on how the state should handle certain public investments. It urges all state departments and agencies responsible for managing public funds to review their investment portfolios and, where appropriate, divest from Israeli bonds. The resolution's preamble cites concerns about ethical investment practices, human rights, and the state's responsibility to align its investments with public values. It does not set a deadline, create a task force, or impose any binding requirement. The Clerk of the House is directed to send copies of the resolution to the Office of the State Treasurer, the public, and the press once adopted.

• Urges all state departments and agencies that manage public funds to review their investment holdings for exposure to Israeli bonds.
• Encourages those same departments and agencies to divest from Israeli bonds where appropriate, without mandating a specific action or timeline.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to the Office of the State Treasurer, the public, and the press.
• Creates no new law, penalty, funding, or enforcement mechanism; it is a nonbinding statement of the House's position.

The resolution names state departments and agencies responsible for managing public funds, including the Office of the State Treasurer, which would receive a copy. It does not directly bind private individuals, businesses, or local governments.

Because it is a resolution rather than a law, it carries no legal force and would not compel any state agency to sell any investment. Its practical effect would depend entirely on whether agencies choose to voluntarily review or adjust their holdings in response.

• The preamble states Georgia's interest in ethical investment practices and avoiding financial involvement in activities connected to conflict or human rights concerns.
• The operative resolving clause urges state departments and agencies managing public funds to review and, where appropriate, divest from Israeli bonds.
• A second resolving clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies to the Office of the State Treasurer, the public, and the press.

1. 2026-03-23House Second Readers (House)
2. 2026-03-20House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-03-19House Hopper (House)

• Bryce Berry (D, HD-056)Primary sponsor
• Eric Bell (D, HD-075)
• El-Mahdi Holly (D, HD-116)
• Ruwa Romman (D, HD-097)
• Park Cannon (D, HD-058)

• public investments
• divestment
• Israeli bonds
• state treasury
• human rights