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HR 952

House Study Committee on Risks Associated with Hair Straightening Products; create

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Omari Crawford and 1 co-sponsor

Creates a temporary Georgia House study committee to review health risks of hair-straightening chemicals (possible breast cancer link) and decide on actions; abolishes Dec 1, 2025.

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Bill Summary · HR 952

Summary — H.R. 952: House Study Committee on Risks Associated with Hair Straightening Products

Status: House Resolution (study committee) — Introduced Feb 4, 2025. Passed House (suspension) May 13, 2025; received in Senate May 14, 2025 and referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Committee abolished date: December 1, 2025.

Purpose / Intent

H.R. 952 creates a temporary House study committee to examine potential health risks associated with chemicals used in hair straightening products and treatments—particularly possible links to breast cancer—and to determine whether state action (including consumer warnings or legislation) is warranted. The resolution cites recent research (e.g., MD Anderson finding a 60% increased risk for some users and a 2019 International Journal of Cancer report showing a 31% increased risk with regular use) as motivating factors for the review.

Key Provisions

  • Establishes the "House Study Committee on Risks Associated with Hair Straightening Products."
  • Membership: eight members of the Georgia House of Representatives, appointed by the Speaker; the Speaker designates the committee chair.
  • Charge: study the conditions, needs, issues, and problems related to chemicals in hair straightening products and their association with breast cancer among Georgian women; recommend any actions or legislation the committee deems appropriate.
  • Meetings: convened and scheduled by the chair; may meet as necessary and at locations/times it deems convenient.
  • Allowances/funding:
    • Legislative members receive allowances under O.C.G.A. § 28-1-8.
    • Those allowances are limited to five days unless additional days are authorized.
    • House funds pay committee costs; state agency funds cover reimbursement for agency officials/employees who attend.
  • Reporting:
    • If the committee adopts findings or legislative recommendations, the chair must file a report before abolishment.
    • Non-legislative reports also must be filed if approved by a majority of a quorum.
    • If no approved report exists, the chair may file meeting minutes instead.
  • Abolishment: the committee terminates on December 1, 2025.

Who is Affected

  • Primary focus: Georgian women who use hair straightening/relaxing products and treatments.
  • Secondary: manufacturers and sellers of hair straightening products, cosmetology professionals, state public health agencies, and the General Assembly (if legislative recommendations follow).

Procedural / Timeline Notes

  • The resolution creates a short-term investigatory body with a fixed abolishment date (Dec 1, 2025); any recommended legislation must be reported before that date.
  • Legislative action history: introduced Feb 4, 2025; reported/enrolled and adopted in the House in May 2025; referred to the Senate committee upon transmittal.

Sponsors

Primary sponsors listed: Doris O. Matsui; Omari Crawford; Inga Willis. (LC text also names Representatives Willis and Crawford as authors of the resolution.)

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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