Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia HB1082: Victims of Communism Day; November 7 of each year; designate
Status: In committee, March 3, 2026
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to holidays and observances, so as to designate November 7 of each year as "Victims of Communism Day"; to provide for observances; to require certain public school students to receive related instruction; to provide legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend Chapter 4 of Title 1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to holidays and observances, so as to designate November 7 of each year as "Victims of Communism Day"; to provide for observances; to require certain public school students to receive related instruction; to provide legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED To amend Chapter 4 of Title 1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to holidays and observances, so as to designate November 7 of each year as "Victims of Communism Day"; to provide for observances; to require certain public school students to receive related instruction; to provide legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: SECTION 1. The General Assembly finds that: (1) Over 100 years have passed since the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia and the formation of the first communist government under Vladimir Lenin, leading to decades of oppression and violence under communist regimes throughout the world; (2) Based on the economic philosophies of Karl Marx, communism has proven incompatible with the ideals of liberty, prosperity, and dignity of human life and has given rise to such infamous totalitarian dictators as Joseph Stalin, Vladimir Lenin, Mao Zedong, János Kádár, Fidel Castro, Hugo Chávez, Daniel Ortega, Ho Chi Minh, Wojciech Jaruzelski, and Pol Pot; H. B. 1082 LC 64 0022 (3) Communist regimes worldwide have killed more than 100 million people and subjected countless others to exploitation and unspeakable atrocities, with victims representing many different ethnicities, creeds, and backgrounds; (4) Through false promises of equality and liberation …
Sponsors
- Reynaldo Martinez (R, 111) · primary sponsor
- Noelle Kahaian (R, 81)
- Johnny Chastain (R, 7)
- Sandy Donatucci (R, 105)
- David Clark (R, HD-098)
- Scott Hilton (R, 48)
Latest actions
- : House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
- : House Second Readers
- : House First Readers
- : House Hopper
Common questions
- What is HB1082?
- HB1082 is a bill in the Georgia Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Victims of Communism Day; November 7 of each year; designate.
- What does HB1082 do?
- In its own words: To amend Chapter 4 of Title 1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to holidays and observances, so as to designate November 7 of each year as "Victims of Communism Day"; to provide for observances; to require certain public school students to receive related instruction; to provide legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB1082?
- In committee as of March 3, 2026. Latest action: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (March 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1082?
- Reynaldo Martinez (R, 111), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1082?
- On the Georgia Legislature website: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72528
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