House committee
Special Rules
The Special Rules committee hears legislation creating House and Joint study committees on various subjects. The committee also deals with supporting resolutions to urge the United States Congress, change State symbols, and designate State holidays.
Committee members
Bills pending in this committee
HR1951
House Study Committee on MARTA Governance, Financial Accountability, and Regional Transit Oversight; create
April 2, 2026Pending: House Special Rules
HR1950
President Barack Obama; opening of the Obama Presidential Center; recognize
April 2, 2026Pending: House Special Rules
HR1949
House Study Committee on Gamecock Fighting in Georgia; create
April 2, 2026Pending: House Special Rules
HR1946
House Study Committee on Constituent Services Modernization and Accountability; create
March 31, 2026Pending: House Special Rules
HR1945
House Study Committee on Examining the Implementation, Funding, and Effectiveness of Georgia's CHINS Framework; create
March 31, 2026Pending: House Special Rules
HR1944
National Black Women's History Month; April; designate
March 31, 2026Pending: House Special Rules
HR1893
House Study Committee on Modernizing the Discovery Process through the Use of New Technologies; create
March 31, 2026Pending: House Special Rules
HR1892
Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month; September 2026; recognize
March 31, 2026Pending: House Special Rules
HR1861
United States Congress; call a convention under Article V of the Constitution of the United States limited to proposing amendments to limit the influence of money in political elections and on government officials
March 27, 2026Pending: House Special Rules
HR1859
Capitol Art Standards Commission and the Governor; place a portrait of Governor Rufus Bullock in the state capitol; urge
March 27, 2026Pending: House Special Rules
HR1858
Georgia's congressional delegation; pass the Essential Worker Pay Protection Act and codify permanent protections for essential federal employees during government shutdowns; urge
March 27, 2026Pending: House Special Rules
HR1857
Education, Department of; increase teacher compensation and establish a salary structure indexed to the cost of living to ensure competitive, sustainable wages; urge
March 27, 2026Pending: House Special Rules
HR1797
Grady Memorial Hospital; rename to Grady-Bell Memorial Hospital; urge
March 23, 2026Pending: House Special Rules
HR1796
State departments and agencies responsible for the management of public funds; review and divest from investments in Israeli bonds; urge
March 23, 2026Pending: House Special Rules
HR1795
Local school systems; adopt policies that encourage student civic and political participation; urge
March 23, 2026Pending: House Special Rules
HR1794
Commissioner of Insurance; conduct a comprehensive review of prescription drug pricing and identify strategies to reduce the cost of prescription medications; urge
March 23, 2026Pending: House Special Rules
HR1791
Federal government; establish a national data protection authority; urge
March 23, 2026Pending: House Special Rules
HR1790
House Study Committee on Long COVID (Coronavirus Disease); create
March 23, 2026Pending: House Special Rules
HR1788
House Study Committee on Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence; create
March 20, 2026Pending: House Special Rules
HR1754
House Study Committee on Georgia Teacher Planning and Duty-Free Lunch; create
March 20, 2026Pending: House Special Rules
HR1753
Forsyth County Board of Commissioners; continue to conduct official business within the designated county site and to coordinate with the City of Cumming to have the new administration center annexed into such city; urge
March 20, 2026Pending: House Special Rules
HR1751
Condominium associations, property owners' associations, and any other corporations or voluntary entities; provide transparency to members; urge
March 20, 2026Pending: House Special Rules
HR1747
House Study Committee on Restoring Georgia's Salt-Water Ecosystems; create
March 19, 2026Pending: House Special Rules
HR1704
House Study Committee on Dangerous Animal Attacks and Animal Control Resources in Rural Georgia; create
March 19, 2026Pending: House Special Rules
HR1702
General Assembly; protection of constitutional conscience, rule of law, and lawful exercise of conscientious objection; urge
March 19, 2026Pending: House Special Rules
HR1675
House Study Committee on Community Associations; create
March 18, 2026Pending: House Special Rules
HR1669
House Study Committee on End of Life Issues; create
March 18, 2026Pending: House Special Rules
HR1668
Education, Department of; local school systems; prioritize the inclusion of ex officio, honorary, and nonvoting student representatives on its local boards of education; urge
March 18, 2026Pending: House Special Rules
HR1656
House Study Committee on School Nutrition, Student Food Security, Georgia Agriculture, and Student Success; create
March 16, 2026Pending: House Special Rules
HR1654
Georgia's medical schools; prioritize patient-centered care; urge
March 16, 2026Pending: House Special Rules
HR1579
House Study Committee on Hospital/Homebound (HHB) Services and Medically Fragile Student Attendance; create
March 6, 2026Pending: House Special Rules
HR1532
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month; September 2026; support designation
March 6, 2026Pending: House Special Rules
HR1530
Ending Slavery in Georgia Amendment; propose - CA
March 6, 2026Pending: House Special Rules
HR1528
Joint Study Committee on Higher Education Fiscal Stewardship; create
March 6, 2026Pending: House Special Rules
HR1524
General Assembly; reschedule marijuana from a Schedule I substance to a Schedule III substance in accordance with presidential Executive Order 14370; urge
March 6, 2026Pending: House Special Rules
HB1481
National Black Midwives Day in Georgia; March 14 of each year; designate
March 4, 2026Pending: House Special Rules
HR1476
National Immunization Awareness Month; August; recognize
March 3, 2026Pending: House Special Rules
HR1427
Congress; pass Thiokol Memorial Gold Medical Act; urge
February 25, 2026Pending: House Special Rules
HR1419
Turner Syndrome Awareness Month; February 2026; recognize
February 24, 2026Pending: House Special Rules
HR1417
Dale Murphy Day; February 26, 2026; recognize; urge the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame Committee to induct Dale Murphy into the National Baseball Hall of Fame
February 24, 2026Pending: House Special Rules
HR1390
State Government; action to protect statue of Juliette Gordon Low within the Juliette Gordon Low Building; urge
February 19, 2026Pending: House Special Rules
HR1299
United States Department of Education; dissolve and restore educational authority to the states; express support
February 12, 2026Pending: House Special Rules
HR1270
Save Your Tooth Month; May 2026; recognize
February 10, 2026Pending: House Special Rules
HR1269
No Lead in My Water Act; urge enactment
February 10, 2026Pending: House Special Rules
HR1246
National Canned Food Month in the State of Georgia; February; recognize
February 9, 2026Pending: House Special Rules
HR1245
Georgia peanut industry; Georgia Peanut Month at the State Capitol; March 2026; recognize
February 9, 2026Pending: House Special Rules
HR1202
National Immunization Week 2026; recognize; express support for goals of the Georgia Universal Vaccine Access Act
February 5, 2026Pending: House Special Rules
HR1201
Johnson, Ambassador Davisha L; Goodwill Ambassador for county and municipal economic diplomacy; recognize; support exploratory international engagement with Republic of Liberia
February 5, 2026Pending: House Special Rules
HR1157
United States national motto; reaffirm support
February 3, 2026Pending: House Special Rules
HR1156
National Birth Defects Prevention Month; January of each year; recognize
February 3, 2026Pending: House Special Rules
HR1155
Georgia PAD Screening and Amputation Prevention Act; state-wide support for passage; urge
February 3, 2026Pending: House Special Rules
HR1112
Georgia Menstrual Equity Act of 2026; urge statewide support
February 2, 2026Pending: House Special Rules
HR1110
General Assembly; support enactment of legislation to establish and maintain a comprehensive electronic inpatient psychiatric bed registry; urge
February 2, 2026Pending: House Special Rules
HR1109
Mental Health Sentencing and Treatment Alternatives Act; commend advancement by General Assembly; recognize urgent need for sentencing alternatives for Georgians with serious mental illness
February 2, 2026Pending: House Special Rules
HR1108
Education; equip students with the skills of critical media consumption; recognize urgent need
February 2, 2026Pending: House Special Rules
HR1107
Family Restoration and Re-Entry Program; recognize and support
February 2, 2026Pending: House Special Rules
HR1103
State and local government; assist with reducing Wall Street landlord ownership of residential properties to help this state flourish
February 2, 2026Pending: House Special Rules
HR1001
State of Georgia; ethical investment of all state funds and public resources; express support
January 14, 2026Pending: House Special Rules
HR884
President of the United States and Congress; increased state autonomy to allow for creation of innovative solutions to work disincentives and reform of social safety net programs; urge
April 4, 2025Pending: House Special Rules
HB881
Holidays; first day of the legislative session each year as Civility Day; designate
April 2, 2025Pending: House Special Rules
HR757
House Study Committee on Civil Rights Protections; create
March 31, 2025Pending: House Special Rules
HR712
House Study Committee on Protecting Working Families; create
March 28, 2025Pending: House Special Rules
HR566
McBath, Congresswoman Lucy; commend
March 13, 2025Pending: House Special Rules
HR565
Crockett, Congresswoman Jasmine; commend
March 13, 2025Pending: House Special Rules
HR564
Mainor, Mesha; commend
March 13, 2025Pending: House Special Rules
HR563
Ossoff, Senator Jon; commend
March 13, 2025Pending: House Special Rules
HR562
Warnock, Senator Raphael G; commend
March 13, 2025Pending: House Special Rules
HR561
Williams, Congresswoman Nikema; commend
March 13, 2025Pending: House Special Rules
HR448
Women's Golf Week in the State of Georgia; first week of April of each year; recognize
March 3, 2025Pending: House Special Rules
HR394
House of Representatives; the American Dream belongs to all of us; affirm
February 28, 2025Pending: House Special Rules
HR367
General Assembly; members elected in 2028 and thereafter shall serve four-year terms of office; provide - CA
February 27, 2025Pending: House Special Rules
HR272
Congress; U.S.D.A. modify eligibility requirements for SNAP Program; adopt legislation
February 20, 2025Pending: House Special Rules
HR208
General Assembly; prohibit use of racially derogatory or discriminatory school mascots, logos, or team names in Georgia public schools
February 12, 2025Pending: House Special Rules
HB366
State holidays; Heritage and Freedom Flag of the Former Republic of Vietnam Day; designate April 29 of each year
February 12, 2025Pending: House Special Rules
HR207
House Study Committee on the Eradication of Homelessness; create
February 11, 2025Pending: House Special Rules
HR191
House Study Committee on the Use of Local Fees to Support Affordable Housing; create
February 11, 2025Pending: House Special Rules
HR120
General Assembly; extend regular legislative sessions to a maximum of 90 legislative days - CA
February 4, 2025Pending: House Special Rules
HR117
House of Representatives; acknowledge inequality as a public health issue and support BIPOC communities disproportionately affected by systemic barriers
February 4, 2025Pending: House Special Rules
HB166
State holidays; fourth Friday in November as National Sugarcane Syrup Day; designate
February 3, 2025Pending: House Special Rules
HB145
State symbols; change state floral emblem to sweetbay magnolia
January 30, 2025Pending: House Special Rules
HR49
Manuel Estevan Paez Teran Day; January 18, 2025; recognize
January 28, 2025Pending: House Special Rules
HR13
Community Activist Day; April 8, 2025; recognize
January 15, 2025Pending: House Special Rules
HR12
Community Activist Month; April; designate
January 15, 2025Pending: House Special Rules