SC H 4749
in committeeFORUM 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
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Action timeline
2025-12-16
Prefiled
filing
2025-12-16
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
referral-committee
2026-01-13
Introduced and read first time
introduction,reading-1
2026-01-13
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
referral-committee
2026-01-14
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White
2026-01-22
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cromer, D.Mitchell
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