The House Study Committee on the Costs and Effects of Smoking will hold its third meeting in Atlanta on August 21, 2025. State Representative Sharon Cooper (R-Marietta) serves as chair of the committee, which was established by House Resolution 304.
The committee’s purpose is to study various impacts related to smoking. This includes examining both short-term and long-term health care costs, the effects on Medicaid and Medicare programs, childhood health costs resulting from secondhand smoke exposure, and loss of worker productivity due to smoking.
The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, August 21 at 10 a.m., taking place in room 406 of the Coverdell Legislative Office Building in Atlanta. Information about how to access the live stream is available online.
Jon G. Burns, a Republican who has represented Georgia’s 159th House District since his election in 2005 after replacing Ray Holland, is among those involved in state legislative activities (https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house/735?session=1029).
“WHO: Members of the House Study Committee on the Costs and Effects of Smoking
WHAT: Study Committee Meeting
WHEN: Thursday, August 21, 2025, at 10 a.m.
WHERE: Coverdell Legislative Office Building, Room 406, 18 Capitol Square S.W., Atlanta, GA 30334″
