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Georgia · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1379: Foreign Funding Transparency and Accountability Act; enact

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1379 is a bill introduced in the Georgia House on February 18, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Foreign Funding Transparency and Accountability Act; enact. Primary sponsor: Houston Gaines (Republican), Esther Panitch (Democratic), John Carson (Republican), Brent Cox (Republican), Tim Fleming (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 12, 2026): Act 632.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Houston GainesPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse120
Esther PanitchPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse51
John CarsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse46
Brent CoxPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Tim FlemingPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse114

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Act 632
  2. House Date Signed by Governor
  3. House Sent to Governor
  4. Senate Passed/Adopted
  5. Senate Third Read
  6. Senate Read Second Time
  7. Senate Committee Favorably Reported
  8. Senate Read and Referred
  9. House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
  10. House Third Readers
  11. House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  12. House Second Readers

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source