FORUM Act of 2026

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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.

Chamber: House
Introduced: Dec 16, 2025
Last action: Jan 22, 2026 — Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cromer, D.Mitchell
Session: 2025-2026
Momentum: 39 · Low

PASSAGE PROBABILITY

1% Unlikely

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Stage base In Committee — base rate 6%, measured from SC's completed sessions
Momentum -2 39/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 263 days quiet

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