"True Patriotism and Universal Student Access (TPUSA) Act"; enact
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Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Subpart 2A of Part 1 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to clubs and organizations, so as to provide for equal access to public schools for students engaging in political or philosophical expression;” Read the full text
2025-2026 regular session
What it does
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Subpart 2A of Part 1 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to clubs and organizations, so as to provide for equal access to public schools for students engaging in political or philosophical expression; to authorize the organization of partisan and nonpartisan student groups and gatherings; to provide for school disclaimers of sponsorship; to prohibit discrimination based on the content of student speech w
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Where it is
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Senate Hopper · Feb 24, 2026
Senate Read and Referred · Feb 25, 2026
Senate Committee Favorably Reported · Feb 26, 2026
Senate Read Second Time · Mar 3, 2026
Senate Third Read · Mar 4, 2026
Senate Passed/Adopted · Mar 4, 2026
House First Readers · Mar 6, 2026
House Second Readers · Mar 9, 2026
House Committee Favorably Reported · Mar 18, 2026
House Withdrawn, Recommitted · Mar 19, 2026
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Mar 25, 2026
House Withdrawn, Recommitted · Mar 31, 2026
House Third Readers · Mar 31, 2026
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Mar 31, 2026
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub · Mar 31, 2026
Senate Sent to Governor · Apr 10, 2026
Senate Date Signed by Governor · May 11, 2026
Act 497 · May 11, 2026
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2026
The numbers
32
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Watson, BenStrickland, BrianCowsert, BillAnavitarte, JasonWalker, III, LarryStill, ShawnGinn, FrankHickman, BillyMcNeel, StevenAlbers, JohnBearden, TimothyRobertson, RandyDickerson, Jason T.Setzler, EdEchols, DrewDolezal, GregGoodman, RussWilliams, RickHodges, MikeBrass, MattHatchett, BoPayne, ChuckBurns, MaxAnderson, LeeSummers, CardenGooch, SteveHufstetler, ChuckKirkpatrick, KayDixon, ClintTillery, BlakeHarbin, MartyPetrea, Jesse
Recorded votes
AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTESenate · 2026-03-31 · yea 42, nay 7, notVoting 3, excused 4
PASSAGEHouse · 2026-03-31 · yea 95, nay 68, notVoting 7, excused 10
PASSAGESenate · 2026-03-04 · yea 46, nay 7, notVoting 1, excused 2
ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #1 BY THE SENATOR FROM THE 38THSenate · 2026-03-04 · yea 21, nay 32, notVoting 1, excused 2
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Georgia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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