HR1946: HR1946 House Study Committee on Constituent Services Modernization and Accountability; create

When Georgians contact their state representatives for help with state agencies or other problems, the assistance they get depends on how each legislative office is set up, since there is no single standard for constituent services. This resolution would create the House Study Committee on Constituent Services Modernization and Accountability to look at that patchwork and study best practices, costs, and legal considerations tied to standardizing and funding constituent services. The committee would have five House members, three picked by the Speaker and two by the House Minority Leader, with the Speaker naming the chairperson. It can meet as needed, and members get standard legislative allowances under O.C.G.A. § 28-1-8, paid from the House's existing budget, capped at five days unless more are approved. The committee must file any report and recommendations before it is abolished on December 1, 2026.

• Creates a five-member House Study Committee on Constituent Services Modernization and Accountability to study how legislative offices handle constituent help.
• Assigns three members to be appointed by the Speaker of the House and two by the House Minority Leader, with the Speaker naming the chairperson.
• Directs the committee to study current practices and recommend legislation or other action to modernize and standardize constituent services.
• Pays committee members standard legislative allowances (O.C.G.A. § 28-1-8) from the House of Representatives' existing budget, capped at five days unless more are authorized.
• Requires the chairperson to file a report or, if none is approved, meeting minutes with the Clerk of the House before the committee ends.
• Sets the committee to be abolished automatically on December 1, 2026.

This mainly affects members of the Georgia House of Representatives who would serve on or interact with the study committee, House legislative staff who manage constituent casework, and indirectly all Georgians who contact their state representatives for help with government services.

If the committee's eventual recommendations lead to new legislation, Georgians could see more consistent, better organized help from their state representatives' offices, such as standardized case tracking or technology, rather than the current mix of practices that varies office to office.

• Paragraph (1) formally creates the House Study Committee on Constituent Services Modernization and Accountability.
• Paragraph (2) sets committee membership at five House members, three appointed by the Speaker and two by the Minority Leader, with a Speaker-designated chairperson.
• Paragraph (3) charges the committee with studying constituent services issues and recommending action or legislation.
• Paragraph (5) sets member pay under O.C.G.A. § 28-1-8, funded by the House's existing appropriated funds, and caps paid days at five unless more are authorized.
• 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. 2026-03-31House Second Readers (House)
2. 2026-03-27House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-03-25House Hopper (House)

• Viola Davis (D, HD-087)Primary sponsor
• Sandra Scott (D, HD-076)
• Kim Schofield (D, HD-063)

• constituent services
• legislative study committee
• government accountability
• state legislature operations