South Carolina House Bill 4749

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 6)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-01-22 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cromer, D.Mitchell
Pending: House Education and Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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.

FORUM Act of 2026

Rep. Thomas Pope [R]	Rep. Sarita Edgerton [R]	Rep. Josiah Magnuson [R]	Rep. Joe White [R]
Rep. April Cromer [R]	Rep. Dianne Mitchell [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-01-22	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cromer, D.Mitchell
2026-01-14	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White
2026-01-13	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
2026-01-13	House	Introduced and read first time
2025-12-16	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
2025-12-16	House	Prefiled

S0172 (Similar To) 2025-01-17 - Scrivener's error corrected
H3582 (Similar To) 2025-02-19 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ligon

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4749&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4749_20251217.htm