HR 753 Georgia House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Study Committee on Improving Access to Internal Medicine in Rural Areas; create

HR 753 creates a House Study Committee to examine barriers to internal medicine care in Georgia's rural communities. The committee, composed of five legislators and three healthcare providers, will study issues like physician shortages (40 counties lack internal medicine doctors), transportation challenges, and healthcare professional shortage areas affecting 142 counties. It will not enact policy but will recommend solutions by December 2025. The resolution directly addresses rural Georgians facing limited access to primary care physicians, particularly in areas with high transportation barriers and provider scarcity. This is a procedural measure focused solely on research, not legislative action.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 27, 2025 Last action Apr 4, 2025

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What changed between versions

LC 57 0253/a → LC 44 3208S/rcs · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to change the committee name from 'Rural Areas' to 'Underserved Areas' and added a new section creating a second study committee focused on improving the affordability and accessibility of Georgia's legitimation process for unmarried fathers. The amendment also updated the committee's funding timeline, reducing the maximum days of allowance from five to three days.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded by adding a second study committee that addresses a different issue (legitimation process affordability) while the first committee's focus was broadened from 'rural areas' to 'underserved areas'.

SCOPE

Changed the first committee name from 'House Study Committee on Improving Access to Internal Medicine in Rural Areas' to 'House Study Committee on Improving Access to Internal Medicine in Underserved Areas' to broaden the geographic focus.

Added a new Section 2 creating a second study committee focused on improving the affordability and accessibility of Georgia's legitimation process for unmarried fathers.

FISCAL

Reduced the maximum number of days committee members can receive allowances from five days to three days unless additional days are authorized.

REQUIREMENT

Added new WHEREAS clauses expanding the background information to include transportation barriers and updated statistics about healthcare provider shortages in Georgia.

Floor votes · House Apr 4, 2025

How they voted

150–0

Passed · 9 other

Total votes 159

Apr 4, 2025

D Democratic67

63 Yea 4

94% Yea

R Republican92

87 Yea 5

94% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Passed/Adopted By Substitute

lower

Apr 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Committee Favorably Reported

lower

Mar 27, 2025

Introduced

House Hopper

lower

4 primary · 0 co-sponsors