# Georgia HB 1379: Foreign Funding Transparency and Accountability Act; enact

Georgia HB 1379, Foreign Funding Transparency and Accountability Act; enact, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by John Carson (Republican), Brent Cox (Republican), Tim Fleming (Republican) and 2 others; status signed, last action 2026-07-01 (Effective Date) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 1379
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Foreign Funding Transparency and Accountability Act; enact
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-18
- Last action: 2026-07-01, Effective Date
- Sponsors: John Carson (Republican), Brent Cox (Republican), Tim Fleming (Republican), Houston Gaines (Republican), Esther Panitch (Democrat)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Higher Education, General Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (170 yes, 36 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Schools risk funding cuts for missing reports: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the law authorizes state funding cuts for Georgia public institutions that fail to report qualifying funding. The Attorney General must notify the institution and give it 30 days to submit or correct its report. If it misses that deadline, the Attorney General notifies its g…
- Georgia schools must disclose certain foreign funding: mixed, low. The law creates foreign funding disclosure rules for Georgia public K–12 schools, state universities, and technical colleges. It generally takes effect July 1, 2026, and replaces the prior university reporting rule on January 1, 2027. Reports are due July 31, 2027, and each year afterward, covering…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: John Carson (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Brent Cox (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Tim Fleming (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Houston Gaines (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Esther Panitch (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Max Burns (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-18 | Senate | PASSAGE | pass | 31 | 20 | 2 |
| 2026-03-04 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 139 | 16 | 8 |

## Actions (15)

- 2026-07-01: Effective Date
- 2026-05-12: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2026-05-12: Act 632
- 2026-04-06: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2026-03-18: Senate Third Read (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: House Third Readers (House)
- 2026-03-04: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute (House)
- 2026-03-03: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (House)
- 2026-02-20: House Second Readers (House)
- 2026-02-19: House First Readers (House)
- 2026-02-18: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 1379/AP* (v6): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/246486)

## Related bills

- SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckless stunt driving; replace the forfeiture penalty (signed)
- SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation for certain motor vehicles; provide (signed)
- SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; establish (signed)
- SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact (signed)
- HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish (signed)
- HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact (signed)

## Sources
- [HB 1379/AP* (v6) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/246486)

## Related
- [SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckles…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB160-2025-2026)
- [SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB384-2025-2026)
- [SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Servic…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB76-2025-2026)
- [SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB406-2025-2026)
- [HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1391-2025-2026)
- [HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1344-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1379-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).