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type: "Bill"
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title: "\"True Patriotism and Universal Student Access (TPUSA) Act\"; enact"
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description: "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 within a limited open forum; to provide for the maintenance of order and discipline; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
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legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
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session: "2025_26"
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identifier: "SB 552"
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citation: "Georgia SB 552 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["EDUCATION"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ben Watson", "Bill Cowsert", "Billy Hickman", "Blake Tillery", "Bo Hatchett", "Brian Strickland", "Carden Summers", "Chuck Hufstetler", "Chuck Payne", "Clint Dixon", "Drew Echols", "Ed Setzler", "Frank Ginn", "Greg Dolezal", "Jason Anavitarte", "Jason T. Dickerson", "John Albers", "Kay Kirkpatrick", "Larry Walker, III", "Lee Anderson", "Marty Harbin", "Matt Brass", "Max Burns", "Mike Hodges", "Randy Robertson", "Rick Williams", "Russ Goodman", "Shawn Still", "Steve Gooch", "Steven McNeel", "Timothy Bearden"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 19
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2026-02-24"
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last_action: "2026-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/46e72898-fad6-4b04-bc8c-486938bc1f45"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "6123d9f8f945e9fefb9dfdc472697c16ca465e6bae13af373843f908609a8478"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
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---
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# Georgia SB 552 (2025_26) — "True Patriotism and Universal Student Access (TPUSA) Act"; enact
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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 within a limited open forum; to provide for the maintenance of order and discipline; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **As Introduced LC 49 2643** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243679.pdf)
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2. **As Passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/245033.pdf)
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3. **Floor Amend 1 AM 49 0293** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/245030.pdf)
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4. **LC 49 2838S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247212.pdf)
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5. **LC 49 2882S/hrcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248269.pdf)
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6. **SB 552/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248667.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #913 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **42–7** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #804 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **95–68** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #623 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **46–7** (pass) · upper
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- Senate Vote #622 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **21–32** (fail) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Ben Watson — primary (person)
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- Bill Cowsert — primary (person)
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- Billy Hickman — primary (person)
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- Blake Tillery — primary (person)
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- Bo Hatchett — primary (person)
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- Brian Strickland — primary (person)
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- Carden Summers — primary (person)
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- Chuck Hufstetler — primary (person)
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- Chuck Payne — primary (person)
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- Clint Dixon — primary (person)
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- Drew Echols — primary (person)
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- Ed Setzler — primary (person)
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- Frank Ginn — primary (person)
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- Greg Dolezal — primary (person)
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- Jason Anavitarte — primary (person)
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- Jason T. Dickerson — primary (person)
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- John Albers — primary (person)
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- Kay Kirkpatrick — primary (person)
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- Larry Walker, III — primary (person)
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- Lee Anderson — primary (person)
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- Marty Harbin — primary (person)
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- Matt Brass — primary (person)
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- Max Burns — primary (person)
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- Mike Hodges — primary (person)
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- Randy Robertson — primary (person)
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- Rick Williams — primary (person)
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- Russ Goodman — primary (person)
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- Shawn Still — primary (person)
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- Steve Gooch — primary (person)
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- Steven McNeel — primary (person)
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- Timothy Bearden — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-02-24** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2026-02-25** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-26** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-03** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-04** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-04** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2026-03-06** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2026-03-09** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-18** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-19** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
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- **2026-03-25** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-31** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
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- **2026-03-31** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-31** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2026-03-31** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2026-04-10** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-05-11** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-11** Act 497 `executive-signature`
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- **2026-07-01** Effective Date
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/46e72898-fad6-4b04-bc8c-486938bc1f45`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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