Text of GA SB 537 (2026)
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
Legislative text is a public record. Where LegiScan supplied it, the CC BY 4.0 credit applies.
Source: LegiScan. Bill data and text from LegiScan (legiscan.com), licensed CC BY 4.0 and used in modified form. LegiScan does not endorse the Trans Data Initiative. License: CC BY 4.0(opens another site). Source page(opens another site)
As introduced
1,759 characters
26
LC 49 2676
Senate Bill 537
By: Senators Harbin of the 16th, Payne of the 54th, Still of the 48th, Williams of the 25th,
Hickman of the 4th and others
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated,
1
relating to general provisions relative to education, so as to prohibit schools that receive state
2
funds from displaying any flag other than the flag of the United States or the flag, coat of
3
arms, or state emblem of the State of Georgia; to make it unlawful for any individual to
4
display or cause to be displayed a flag subject to such prohibition; to provide for related
5
matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
6
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
7
SECTION 1.
8
Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
9
general provisions relative to education, is amended by adding a new Code section to read
10
as follows:
11
"20-1-13.
12
(a) Each elementary, secondary, and postsecondary school in this state which receives in
13
any manner funds from the state shall be prohibited from displaying, in any manner, at any
14
time, and at any place in any facility owned, leased, or operated by such school for
15
S. B. 537
- 1 -
26
LC 49 2676
educational purposes, a flag other than the flag of the United States or the flag, coat of
16
arms, or state emblem of the State of Georgia.
17
(b) It shall be unlawful for any individual to display or cause to be displayed any flag that
18
is prohibited under subsection (a) of this Code section."
19
SECTION 2.
20
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
21
S. B. 537
- 2 -