Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia SB120: Education; public schools, local education agencies, and public postsecondary institutions shall not promote, support, or maintain any programs or activities that advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion
Status: In committee, January 12, 2026
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to education, so as to provide that public schools, local education agencies, and public postsecondary institutions shall not promote, support, or maintain any programs or activities that advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion; to provide for sanctions; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
25 Floor Amend 1A MOOT Senator McLaurin of the 14th offered the following amendment #1A: Amend amendment #1 to the Senate Committee on Higher Education substitute to SB 120 (LC 61 0201S): by inserting ", including discussion of causes such as the rise of antisemitism in Europe." after the word "occurred" on line 7
Sponsors
- Marty Harbin (R, 16) · primary sponsor
- Steve Gooch (R, 51)
- Burns, Max (R, 23)
- John Albers (R)
- Frank Ginn (R, 47)
- Billy Hickman (R, 4)
- Carden Summers (R, 13)
- Moore, Colton (R, 53)
- Watson, Sam (R, 11)