Bill
HR 815
Creates a temporary GA House study committee (5 members) to explore humanoids/robotics in workforce development, report findings for potential legislation; sunsets Dec 1, 2025.
Status and key dates
- Bill number: H.R. 815 (resolution). Introduced January 28, 2025.
- Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means (1/28/2025). Committee favorably reported (3/31/2025). Readings and floor actions occurred in late March–April 2025. Rules suspended, adopted, and reported enrolled on April 10, 2025. (Record also shows a House “withdrawn, recommitted” action on April 4, 2025.)
- Committee abolishes automatically on December 1, 2025.
Primary sponsors and cosponsors
- Primary sponsors: Mikie Sherrill; Dar’Shun Kendrick; Todd Jones; Brad Thomas; Scott Holcomb; John Corbett; Brent Cox.
- Cosponsors: Jahana Hayes; Brian K. Fitzpatrick; Michael R. Turner.
Purpose and intent
- Establish a temporary House study committee to examine whether — and how — humanoid robots and related robotics/AI technologies could be used to enhance Georgia’s workforce development and economic development efforts. The resolution frames this as an exploratory, policy-development activity in response to rapid advances in AI, robotics, and humanoid technologies across sectors (healthcare, education, transportation, etc.).
Key provisions
- Creates the “House Study Committee on Exploring the Potential for Humanoids and Robotics in Georgia Workforce Development.”
- Membership: five members of the Georgia House, appointed by the Speaker; the Speaker designates the chair.
- Powers/duties: study conditions, needs, issues, and problems related to humanoids and robotics in workforce development and recommend actions or legislation the committee deems appropriate.
- Meetings: convened by the chair at times/places the committee determines.
- Compensation/funding: legislative members receive allowances per O.C.G.A. § 28-1-8, not to exceed five days unless extended; expenses to be paid from funds appropriated to the House.
- Reporting: if the committee adopts findings or legislative recommendations, the chair must file a report (approved by a majority of a quorum) with the Clerk before abolishment. If no approved report, the chair may file meeting minutes instead.
- Sunset: committee abolished December 1, 2025.
Who is affected
- Primarily: Georgia legislators (committee members) and state government policy-making processes.
- Indirectly: state workforce, employers, educators, training providers, and industries that might adopt humanoid/robotic technologies in Georgia. The resolution itself creates only a study body and does not change laws or fund programs beyond committee operations.
Potential impact
- H.R. 815 creates a structured, time-limited process to gather information and produce recommendations that could shape future Georgia legislation or policy on integrating humanoids and robotics into workforce development, training, and economic development strategies. It does not itself enact regulatory or funding changes. The committee’s findings could inform bills, budget requests, or agency actions later in 2025 or thereafter.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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