Georgia House Bill 1 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Passed on May 3 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-05-03 - Effective Date 2022-07-01
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to education generally, so as to provide for public forums at public institutions of higher education; to prevent the creation of "free speech zones" at public institutions of higher education; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for legislative findings and intent; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Forming Open and Robust University Minds (FORUM) Act; enact

Rep. Josh Bonner [R]	Rep. Ginny Ehrhart [R]	Rep. Todd Jones [R]	Sen. Ricky Williams [R]
Rep. Joseph Gullett [R]	Rep. Wesley Cantrell [R]	Sen. Bruce Thompson [R]

2022-04-04 - Senate - Passage: Senate Vote #844 (Y: 33 N: 18 NV: 3 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2022-03-08 - House - Reconsider: House Vote #621 (Y: 70 N: 89 NV: 11 Abs: 9) [FAIL]
2022-03-04 - House - Passage: House Vote #617 (Y: 93 N: 62 NV: 4 Abs: 20) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-05-03		Effective Date 2022-07-01
2022-05-03		Act 818
2022-05-03	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2022-04-06	House	House Sent to Governor
2022-04-04	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2022-04-04	Senate	Senate Third Read
2022-04-04	Senate	Senate Taken from Table
2022-04-01	Senate	Senate Tabled
2022-03-28	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2022-03-25	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2022-03-09	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2022-03-04	House	House Notice to Reconsider
2022-03-04	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2022-03-04	House	House Third Readers
2022-02-10	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2021-03-31	House	House Withdrawn, Recommitted
2021-03-05	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2021-02-01	House	House Second Readers
2021-01-29	House	House First Readers
2021-01-28	House	House Hopper
2020-11-16	House	House Prefiled

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/58786
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/195477
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/196225
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/199668
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/205910
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/208513
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/212173
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/58786#19300
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/58786#19322
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/58786#19870