# Georgia HB 150: Combating Threats from China Act of 2025 - Higher Education; enact

Georgia HB 150, Combating Threats from China Act of 2025 - Higher Education; enact, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Carter Barrett (Republican), Kasey Carpenter (Republican), Katie Dempsey (Republican) and 3 others; status signed, last action 2025-07-01 (Effective Date) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 150
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Combating Threats from China Act of 2025 - Higher Education; enact
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-28
- Last action: 2025-07-01, Effective Date
- Sponsors: Carter Barrett (Republican), Kasey Carpenter (Republican), Katie Dempsey (Republican), Tim Fleming (Republican), Houston Gaines (Republican), Mitchell Scoggins (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Higher Education, General Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (307 yes, 126 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Family tuition payments not reported: benefit, low. Payments by an individual or a family for a student's tuition or related fees are not included in these reports. The student must be affiliated with or attending a University System of Georgia program, class, or course of study. This exemption limits disclosure of family-paid tuition.
- Georgia colleges must report foreign funding: cost, low. The University System of Georgia must file reports by January 31 and July 31 each year. Each report covers the two most recent calendar quarters. It must list all money from a foreign country, entity, or person of concern when total from one source is over $1,000. Funding includes gifts, grants, do…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Carter Barrett (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Kasey Carpenter (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Katie Dempsey (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Tim Fleming (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Houston Gaines (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Mitchell Scoggins (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Clint Dixon (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-04 | House | Agree to Senate Substitute | pass | 98 | 64 | 6 |
| 2025-03-31 | Senate | ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #1 BY THE SENATOR FROM THE 30TH | pass | 32 | 21 | 1 |
| 2025-03-31 | Senate | PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE | pass | 32 | 19 | 3 |
| 2025-03-06 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 145 | 22 | 9 |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-07-01: Effective Date
- 2025-05-12: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-05-12: Act 127
- 2025-04-09: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2025-04-04: House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub (House)
- 2025-03-31: Senate Third Read (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: House Third Readers (House)
- 2025-03-06: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute (House)
- 2025-02-20: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (House)
- 2025-01-30: House Second Readers (House)
- 2025-01-29: House First Readers (House)
- 2025-01-28: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 150/AP* (v10): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/239303)

## 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 150/AP* (v10) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/239303)

## 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-HB150-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).