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SC H 4749

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FORUM Act of 2026

South Carolina · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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
2026-01-13
Status date
Latest action
2026-01-22 — Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cromer, D.Mitchell
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Popeprimary
  • Edgertonprimary
  • Magnusonprimary
  • Whiteprimary
  • Cromerprimary
  • D. Mitchellprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-16

    Prefiled

    filing

  2. 2025-12-16

    Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-13

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2026-01-13

    Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-01-14

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White

  6. 2026-01-22

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cromer, D.Mitchell

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