GA HR1093

Creates the House Study Committee on Cybersecurity, composed of 11 members: 5 House members appointed by the Speaker, 4 citizen appointees (an IoT expert, an internet technology professor, a mayor of a city with a municipal utility, and a county commissioner), and 2 state agency representatives from the Georgia Technology Authority and Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency.

Directs the committee to study privacy protection requirements related to data collection, processing, and sharing from connected computing devices, as well as methods to promote investment in better internet of things (IoT) security measures.

Cites a 365 percent increase in cyberattacks on municipalities over the prior 12 months and an estimated average cost of $2.3 million per public sector breach as justification for the study.

Requires the chairperson to file any approved findings, recommendations, or proposed legislation with the Clerk of the House of Representatives prior to the committee's abolishment date.

Sets the committee's abolishment date as December 31, 2020, with member expense allowances capped at 5 days unless additional days are authorized and funded through House appropriations.