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SC H 3582

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Forming Open and Robust Minds (FORUM) Act

South Carolina · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did SC H 3582 pass?

Not yet. SC H 3582 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2025-02-19): Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ligon

What is SC H 3582 about?

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "FORMING OPEN AND ROBUST UNIVERSITY MINDS (FORUM) ACT" BY ADDING CHAPTER 148 TO TITLE 59 SO AS TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS, TO PROVIDE MEASURES TO PROTECT EXPRESSIONS BY STUDENTS AND STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS IN CERTAIN PLACES ON THE CAMPUSES OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING IN THIS STATE, TO PROVIDE RELATED REQUIREMENTS FOR POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, TO PROVIDE SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING, AND TO PROVIDE MEANS OF REDRESS FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS ACT, AMONG OTHER THINGS.

Who sponsors SC H 3582?

Taylor, Pope, Pedalino and 2 others are the primary sponsors of SC H 3582.

Description

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "FORMING OPEN AND ROBUST UNIVERSITY MINDS (FORUM) ACT" BY ADDING CHAPTER 148 TO TITLE 59 SO AS TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS, TO PROVIDE MEASURES TO PROTECT EXPRESSIONS BY STUDENTS AND STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS IN CERTAIN PLACES ON THE CAMPUSES OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING IN THIS STATE, TO PROVIDE RELATED REQUIREMENTS FOR POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, TO PROVIDE SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING, AND TO PROVIDE MEANS OF REDRESS FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS ACT, AMONG OTHER THINGS.

Introduced
2025-01-14
Latest action
2025-02-19 — Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ligon
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Taylorprimary
  • Popeprimary
  • Pedalinoprimary
  • Hewittprimary
  • Ligonprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-02-19

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ligon

  2. 2025-01-15

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hewitt

  3. 2025-01-14

    Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-01-14

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  5. 2024-12-12

    Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works

    referral-committee

  6. 2024-12-12

    Prefiled

    filing

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Official source

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3582&session=126&summary=B

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