STATE BILLGA HB 1379PASSED

Foreign Funding Transparency and Accountability Act; enact

State of Georgia

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to require semiannual reports from institutions of the University System of Georgia, units of the Technical College System of Georgia, and local school systems and other public schools regarding funding received from foreign sources; to provide requirements for such reports; to provide for such reports to be made publicly available; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Status
Passed
Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date
May 12, 2026
184 days ago
Current chamber
House of Representatives
Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
GA HB 1379 · PassedMay 12

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Bill details

Last action
Effective Date 2026-07-01 · May 12, 2026

Sponsors

HGHouston GainesRepresentative · Republican · HD-120Primary sponsor
EPEsther PanitchRepresentative · Democrat · HD-051Primary sponsor
JCJohn CarsonRepresentative · Republican · HD-046Primary sponsor
BCBrent CoxRepresentative · Republican · HD-028Primary sponsor
TFTim FlemingRepresentative · Republican · HD-114Primary sponsor
MBMax BurnsSenator · Republican · SD-023

Bill history

Newest first.

May 12, 2026Effective Date 2026-07-01
May 12, 2026Act 632
May 12, 2026House Date Signed by GovernorHouse
Apr 6, 2026House Sent to GovernorHouse
Mar 18, 2026Senate Passed/AdoptedSenate
Mar 18, 2026Senate Third ReadSenate
Mar 16, 2026Senate Read Second TimeSenate
Mar 12, 2026Senate Committee Favorably ReportedSenate
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Mar 6, 2026Senate Read and ReferredSenate
Mar 4, 2026House Passed/Adopted By SubstituteHouse
Mar 4, 2026House Third ReadersHouse
Mar 3, 2026House Committee Favorably Reported By SubstituteHouse
Feb 20, 2026House Second ReadersHouse
Feb 19, 2026House First ReadersHouse
Feb 18, 2026House HopperHouse

Recorded votes

Passage: House Vote #648Mar 4, 2026 · House · 139 yea · 16 nayPassed
Passage: Senate Vote #737Mar 18, 2026 · Senate · 31 yea · 20 nayPassed

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