ATLANTA – The House Study Committee on the Costs and Effects of Smoking, chaired by State Representative Sharon Cooper (R-Marietta), will hold its second meeting on Thursday, July 17, 2025, at 10 a.m. in room 606 of the Coverdell Legislative Office Building in Atlanta.
Created by House Resolution 304, this study committee will examine the cost of smoking, including short-term and long-term health care costs, the impact on Medicaid and Medicare, childhood health costs resulting from secondhand smoke exposure and the loss of worker productivity attributed to smoking.
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WHO: Members of the House Study Committee on the Costs and Effects of Smoking
WHAT: Study Committee Meeting
WHEN: Thursday July 17, 2025
10 a.m.
WHERE: Coverdell Legislative Office Building
Room 606
18 Capitol Square S.W.
Atlanta, GA 30334
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