HR 1665 Georgia House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Study Committee on Environmental Protection Division Permit and Variance Procedures and Rights to Review; create

Summary

A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Environmental Protection Division Permit and Variance Procedures and Rights to Review; and for other purposes.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Mar 12, 2026 Last action Mar 25, 2026

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What changed between versions

LC 60 0338/a → LC 64 0118S/hs · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill was amended to replace the original House Resolution with a substitute version that modifies how the study committee is formed and funded. The changes shift committee membership from automatic assignments based on existing committee roles to full appointment authority by the Speaker, and clarify that funding comes from House appropriations rather than unspecified sources.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on studying EPD permit procedures, but the committee composition and reporting requirements were modified to give the Speaker more control over membership selection.

ELIGIBILITY

Committee membership changed from automatic assignment of existing committee officers to full appointment authority by the Speaker of the House.

FISCAL

Added explicit language stating that committee funding must come from funds appropriated to the House of Representatives.

REQUIREMENT

Modified the chairperson's authority to now designate all committee members and the chairperson, rather than just designating the chairperson from pre-selected members.

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Committee

Mar 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

lower

Mar 12, 2026

Introduced

House Hopper

lower

3 primary · 0 co-sponsors