Bill
HR 757
Creates a temporary Georgia House study panel to review and propose comprehensive state civil rights protections across employment, housing, public services, and accommodations.
Status and key dates
- Bill type: House resolution (creates a legislative study committee)
- Bill number: H.R. 757
- Introduced: January 28, 2025
- Referred to House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: January 28, 2025
- House First Readers: March 28, 2025; Second Readers: March 31, 2025
- Placed on calendars, considered, and adopted in the House (April 2025); reported enrolled April 21, 2025
- Committee abolishment date (automatic): December 1, 2025
- Sponsors (as listed): Michael Cloud; Jasmine Clark; Imani Barnes; Marvin Lim; Stacey Evans
- Companion bill: S. 210
Purpose and intent
H.R. 757 creates a temporary House Study Committee on Civil Rights Protections to study, evaluate, and recommend policy or legislation for comprehensive state-level civil rights protections in employment, housing, public accommodations, and public services. The resolution frames the study around extending protections from discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, and familial status while considering enforcement mechanisms and impacts on businesses and government institutions.
Key provisions
- Creation and composition
- Establishes a five-member House Study Committee on Civil Rights Protections.
- Members appointed by the Speaker of the House; the Speaker designates the chair.
- Scope and duties
- Conduct a comprehensive review of Georgia’s existing anti‑discrimination laws and identify gaps.
- Analyze state data/research on discrimination in employment, housing, public accommodations, and public services.
- Review other states’ civil rights laws and federal statutes to identify best practices.
- Assess enforcement mechanisms (state agencies, private rights of action, available remedies).
- Evaluate potential impacts on businesses, government entities, and affected communities.
- Recommend legislative or other actions to address identified deficiencies.
- Logistics, funding, and reporting
- Meetings called by the chair; held as necessary.
- Members receive allowances per O.C.G.A. § 28‑1‑8 (not more than five days unless authorized).
- Funding from funds appropriated to the House of Representatives.
- Committee must file any approved report (or meeting minutes if no approved report) with the Clerk of the House prior to abolishment. Reports require majority approval of a quorum.
Who would be affected
- State-level stakeholders: Georgia state agencies, legislators, and policymakers who would act on committee recommendations.
- Individuals and communities: residents potentially lacking comprehensive state civil rights protections.
- Employers, housing providers, businesses, and public service entities that could be subject to new statutory obligations depending on the committee’s recommendations.
- Legal community and advocacy organizations involved in civil rights enforcement and litigation.
Timeline and next steps
- The committee is short‑term and must complete its work and file any report by December 1, 2025.
- If the committee recommends statutory changes, those would require subsequent legislative action (bills) in future sessions.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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