2025-2026 Regular Session

SB537

Education; schools that receive state funds from displaying any flag other than the flag of the United States or the flag, coat of arms, or state emblem of the State of Georgia; prohibit

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 prohibit schools that receive state funds from displaying any flag other than the flag of the United States or the flag, coat of arms, or state emblem of the State of Georgia; to make it unlawful for any individual to display or cause to be displayed a flag subject to such prohibition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Education and Youth
Last status date: February 20, 2026
Last status update: Senate Read and Referred
Pending committee: Education and Youth
Author: Marty Harbin
Co-sponsors: Chuck Payne Shawn Still Ricky Williams Billy Hickman Timothy Bearden John Albers Max Burns Mike Hodges Jason T. Dickerson Drew Echols Sam Watson

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Committee referrals

February 20, 2026 · Senate

Education and Youth

Instrument history

This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.

February 20, 2026
Senate Senate Read and Referred
February 19, 2026
Senate Senate Hopper

Source provenance

LegiScan bill ID: 2120638
LegiScan session ID: 2167
Source file: var/states/georgia/source/legiscan/2167-841ad2a0e705/bill/SB537.json
Package observed: 2026-07-17T02:17:01+00:00