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GA HR1431

Resolution

Status

Introduced

3/7/2018

Primary Sponsor

Sharon Cooper

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Origin

House of Representatives

2017-2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates the House Study Committee on Healthy Housing, composed of five members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker, who also designates the chairperson.
  • Directs the committee to study the scope and impact of unhealthy housing in Georgia, including health hazards such as asthma triggers, lead exposure, radon, poor indoor air quality, and pest infestations.
  • Requires evaluation of the costs unhealthy housing imposes on the state and local communities, including impacts on the Departments of Public Health, Human Services, Community Health, and Education.
  • Calls for identification of effective initiatives and policies from other states that address unhealthy housing, and authorizes the committee to recommend actions or proposed legislation.
  • Committee members may receive per diem allowances for up to five days, funded through House of Representatives appropriations, and the committee stands abolished on December 1, 2018.

Legislative Description

House Study Committee on Healthy Housing; create

Last Action

House Second Readers

3/12/2018

Full Bill Text

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