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South Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

H 3582: Forming Open and Robust Minds (FORUM) Act

In committee 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

H 3582 is a bill introduced in the South Carolina House on December 12, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Forming Open and Robust Minds (FORUM) Act. Primary sponsor: Bill Taylor (Republican), Tommy Pope (Republican), Fawn Pedalino (Republican), Lee Hewitt (Republican), Randy Ligon (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 19, 2025): Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ligon.

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 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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bill TaylorPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse86
Tommy PopePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse47
Fawn PedalinoPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Lee HewittPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse108
Randy LigonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse43

“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. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ligon
  2. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hewitt
  3. Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
  4. Introduced and read first time
  5. Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
  6. Prefiled

Sources

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