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SR 431

MEMORIAL-GOV. JAMES R. EDGAR

104th Regular Session Introduced by Chapin Rose

Creates a temporary GA Senate study committee (five senators) to examine social media and AI effects on children and platform privacy, report findings, with sunset Dec 1, 2025.

Resolution Adopted
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Bill Summary · SR 431

Summary — SR 431 (Senate Resolution 431)

Status: Resolution Adopted
Introduced: April 17, 2025
Sponsors: Senators Sally Harrell (primary), Jason Anavitarte (primary), Chapin Rose (primary)

Purpose

SR 431 creates a temporary Senate study committee to examine the impact of social media and artificial intelligence (AI) on children and to assess how platform privacy protections might be improved. The resolution cites concerns about mental and physical health effects, manipulative platform design that can encourage addictive use, exposure to privacy and safety risks, and AI-powered chatbots that may target or exploit children.

Key provisions

  • Establishes the "Senate Impact of Social Media and Artificial Intelligence on Children and Platform Privacy Protection Study Committee."
  • Membership: five members of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate.
  • Leadership: two cochairpersons (one majority-party senator and one minority-party senator) designated by the President.
  • Charge: study the stated issues and related conditions, needs, and problems; recommend actions or legislation as appropriate.
  • Meetings: called by the cochairpersons and held at times/places they deem necessary.
  • Compensation/funding:
    • Legislative members receive allowances as provided in O.C.G.A. §28‑1‑8.
    • Allowances limited to no more than four days per member unless additional days are authorized.
    • Committee expenses to be paid from funds appropriated to the Senate.
  • Reporting:
    • If the committee adopts findings or legislative recommendations, cochairs must file a report before the committee is abolished.
    • Reports must be approved by majority vote of a quorum; otherwise meeting minutes may be filed in lieu of a report.
  • Sunset: the committee is abolished on December 1, 2025.

Membership note (earlier version)

An earlier introduced version (as filed) would have created an eight‑member committee that included the commissioners of Human Services and Public Health and the State School Superintendent (or designees). The adopted substitute limits membership to five senators only.

Who is affected / potential impact

  • Directly: members of the Georgia Senate (committee participants) and Senate budget for allowances.
  • Indirectly: children and families, K–12 education interests, public health and human services stakeholders, and social media and AI platform providers — insofar as the committee’s findings could lead to proposed state legislation or policy recommendations addressing platform design, privacy protections, child safety, or AI interaction standards.
  • Immediate effect: investigative and advisory (study/report only). Any regulatory or statutory changes would require subsequent legislation.

Procedural/timeline highlights

  • Received by Secretary of the Senate: April 17, 2025
  • Read & Adopted: April 22, 2025 (vote recorded)
  • Committee abolished (automatic): December 1, 2025

Note: The bill file provided includes additional text from a separate Illinois memorial resolution for former Governor James R. Edgar; that memorial appears to be a distinct document and is not part of the Senate study‑committee resolution described above.

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

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