Monitoring the Session

HB 102

ROTC and cadets get early registration if anyone does

Became law, effective Sep 1, 2025

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Terry M. WilsonRHouse 20

Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to early registration for certain students at public institutions of higher education.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Maritime academy students too.

The bill requires any Texas public college or university that offers early class registration to any group of students to also offer it to ROTC students, corps of cadets members, and maritime academy students. It touches students in military-related programs and the schools that set registration order. Starting with spring 2026 registration, these students get the same early registration access other favored groups already get, under rules from the Higher Education Coordinating Board.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB102 · 2025-03-14

SOLD BY

Rep. Terry M. WilsonRHouse 20

+ 92 coauthors

ITEM

relating to early registration for certain students at public institutions of higher education.

WHAT IT DOES

Maritime academy students too.

The bill requires any Texas public college or university that offers early class registration to any group of students to also offer it to ROTC students, corps of cadets members, and maritime academy students. It touches students in military-related programs and the schools that set registration order. Starting with spring 2026 registration, these students get the same early registration access other favored groups already get, under rules from the Higher Education Coordinating Board.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version E · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version E · April 26, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to Higher Education
  4. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  5. Considered in public hearing
  6. Committee substitute considered in committee
  7. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  8. Left pending in committee
  9. Considered in formal meeting
  10. Committee substitute considered in committee
  11. Reported favorably as substituted
  12. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  13. Committee report distributed
  14. Committee report sent to Calendars
  15. Considered in Calendars
  16. Placed on General State Calendar
  17. Read 2nd time
  18. Passed to engrossment
  19. Record vote RV#161
  20. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  21. Read 3rd time
  22. Passed
  23. Record vote RV#176
  24. Reported engrossed
  25. Received from the House
  26. Read first time
  27. Referred to Vet Affairs
  28. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  29. Considered in public hearing
  30. Left pending in committee
  31. Considered in public hearing
  32. Vote taken in committee
  33. Reported favorably w/o amendments
  34. Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
  35. Committee report printed and distributed
  36. Co-sponsor authorized
  37. Placed on intent calendar
  38. Rules suspended-Regular order of business
  39. Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
  40. Vote recorded in Journal
  41. Three day rule suspended
  42. Record vote
  43. Read 3rd time
  44. Passed
  45. Record vote
  46. Senate passage reported
  47. Reported enrolled
  48. Signed in the House
  49. Signed in the Senate
  50. Sent to the Governor
  51. Signed by the Governor
  52. Effective on 9/1/25
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 145 yea · 0 nay

Senate · 31 yea · 0 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · Apr 15, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate: Final passage · May 20, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Terry M. Wilson

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$414KTexas Conservative Majority PAC$231KKenneth Mongold$25,000

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Oct 29, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$413,658.18

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$413,658.18

Cash
$35,000.00
Paid by others
$378,658.18
Total
$413,658.18
mail $190,451.68advertising $178,456.50polling $8,750.00Other filed descriptions $1,000.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 27, 2025 to Oct 20, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101007854, 101030352, 101067580, 101071564.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$231,075.00

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$231,075.00

Cash
$50,000.00
Paid by others
$181,075.00
Total
$231,075.00
canvassing $157,125.00polling $23,950.00

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jan 23, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Aug 25, 2026 to Oct 18, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101067580, 101071564.

Kenneth Mongold$25,000.00
Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$413,658.18

Cash
$35,000.00
Paid by others
$378,658.18
Total
$413,658.18
mail $190,451.68advertising $178,456.50polling $8,750.00Other filed descriptions $1,000.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 27, 2025 to Oct 20, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101007854, 101030352, 101067580, 101071564.

×

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$231,075.00

Cash
$50,000.00
Paid by others
$181,075.00
Total
$231,075.00
canvassing $157,125.00polling $23,950.00

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jan 23, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Aug 25, 2026 to Oct 18, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101067580, 101071564.

Votes5

Senate May 20, 2025

Yea
31
Nay
0
Present, not voting
Not printed
Absent
Not printed
Excused
Not printed
Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

Sources

Senator Hancock moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 102 be placed on its third reading and final passage. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 31 (published)
  • Nay: 0 (published)
  • Present, not voting: Not printed
  • Absent: Not printed
  • Excused: Not printed

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate May 20, 2025

Yea
31
Nay
0
Present, not voting
Not printed
Absent
Not printed
Excused
Not printed
Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

Sources

Senator Hancock moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 102 be placed on its third reading and final passage. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 31 (published)
  • Nay: 0 (published)
  • Present, not voting: Not printed
  • Absent: Not printed
  • Excused: Not printed

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate May 20, 2025

Yea
Not printed
Nay
Not printed
Present, not voting
Not printed
Absent
Not printed
Excused
Not printed
Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

Voice vote. No numeric tally or individual yeas are inferred.

Sources

The bill was read second time and was passed to third reading by a viva voce vote.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: Not printed
  • Nay: Not printed
  • Present, not voting: Not printed
  • Absent: Not printed
  • Excused: Not printed

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

House Apr 15, 2025

Yea
145
Nay
0
Present, not voting
2
Absent
1
Excused
2
Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 176

HB 102 was passed by (Record 176): 145 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 145 (published)
  • Nay: 0 (published)
  • Present, not voting: 2 (published)
  • Absent: 1 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 2 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

House Apr 14, 2025

Yea
144
Nay
0
Present, not voting
2
Absent
2
Excused
2
Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 161

CSHB 102 was passed to engrossment by (Record 161): 144 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 144 (published)
  • Nay: 0 (published)
  • Present, not voting: 2 (published)
  • Absent: 2 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 2 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Witnesses3
For
2
Against
1
On
0
Names

For

  • Self; REE Medical1 registration
  • Self; Texas Coalition of Veterans Organizations1 registration

Against

  • Self1 registration
Sources

3 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

House witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Senate witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version E · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version E · April 26, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Mar 14, 2025

06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report · Engrossed · Senate Committee Report · Enrolled

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Coauthors
Daniel AldersRHouse 6 Rafael AnchíaDHouse 103 Trent AshbyRHouse 9 Jeff BarryRHouse 29 Cecil Bell Jr.RHouse 3 Keith BellRHouse 4 Greg BonnenRHouse 24 Rhetta Andrews BowersDHouse 113 John BryantDHouse 114 Brad BuckleyRHouse 54 Benjamin BumgarnerRHouse 63 Briscoe CainRHouse 128 Terry CanalesDHouse 40 Giovanni CapriglioneRHouse 98 David CookRHouse 96 Philip CortezDHouse 117 Charles CunninghamRHouse 127 Pat CurryRHouse 56 Drew DarbyRHouse 72 Aicha DavisDHouse 109 Yvonne DavisDHouse 111 Jay DeanRHouse 7 Mano DeAyalaRHouse 133 Mark DorazioRHouse 122 Harold V. Dutton Jr.DHouse 142 Paul DysonRHouse 14 Caroline FairlyRHouse 87 Lulu FloresDHouse 51 James FrankRHouse 69 Gary GatesRHouse 28 Ryan GuillenRHouse 31 Cody HarrisRHouse 8 Caroline Harris DavilaRHouse 52 Richard HayesRHouse 57 Cole HefnerRHouse 5 Hillary HicklandRHouse 55 Janis HoltRHouse 18 Andy HopperRHouse 64 Donna HowardDHouse 48 Todd HunterRHouse 32 Carrie IsaacRHouse 73 Venton JonesDHouse 100 Ken KingRHouse 88 Stan KitzmanRHouse 85 Marc LaHoodRHouse 121 Suleman LalaniDHouse 76 Stan LambertRHouse 71 Brooks LandgrafRHouse 81 Jeff LeachRHouse 67 Mitch LittleRHouse 65 Janie LopezRHouse 37 Ray LopezDHouse 125 AJ LouderbackRHouse 30 J. M. LozanoRHouse 43 Shelley LutherRHouse 62 Trey Martinez FischerDHouse 116 Will MetcalfRHouse 16 Brent MoneyRHouse 2 Joe MoodyDHouse 78 Penny Morales ShawDHouse 148 Matt MorganRHouse 26 Sergio Muñoz Jr.DHouse 36 Candy NobleRHouse 89 Tom OliversonRHouse 130 Claudia OrdazDHouse 79 Angelia OrrRHouse 13 Jared PattersonRHouse 106 Dennis PaulRHouse 129 Dade PhelanRHouse 21 Katrina PiersonRHouse 33 Richard Peña RaymondDHouse 42 Ron ReynoldsDHouse 27 Keresa RichardsonRHouse 61 Ramon Romero Jr.DHouse 90 Toni RoseDHouse 110 Nate SchatzlineRHouse 93 Matt ShaheenRHouse 66 Joanne ShofnerRHouse 11 Shelby SlawsonRHouse 59 John T. SmitheeRHouse 86 David SpillerRHouse 68 Valoree SwansonRHouse 150 Tony TinderholtRHouse 94 Steve TothRHouse 15 Ellen TroxclairRHouse 19 Chris TurnerDHouse 101 Gary VanDeaverRHouse 1 Cody VasutRHouse 25 Denise VillalobosRHouse 34 Wes VirdellRHouse 53 Trey WhartonRHouse 12 Erin ZwienerDHouse 45
Sponsors
Kelly HancockRSenate 9
Cosponsors
César BlancoDSenate 29 Royce WestDSenate 23

House committee · Higher Education · Committee vote 11 aye, 0 nay · Out of committee

Senate committee · Veteran Affairs · Committee vote 6 aye, 0 nay, 1 absent · Out of committee

Subjects

Education--Higher--Institutions & Programs

Military & Veterans

HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD, TEXAS

Text

The text as introduced · 213 words

By: Wilson
H.B. No. 102

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to early registration for certain students at public

institutions of higher education.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 51, Education Code, is

amended by adding Section 51.986 to read as follows:

Sec. 51.986. EARLY REGISTRATION FOR CERTAIN STUDENTS IN

MILITARY RELATED PROGRAMS.

(a) In this section:

(1) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning

assigned by Section 61.003.

(b) If an institution of higher education provides early

registration for courses or programs at the institution for any

group of students, the institution shall provide early registration

for those courses or programs for students enrolled in and members

in good standing of a Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program, or

members of the corps of cadets, or members of the corps of cadets at

a senior military college, or students enrolled in a maritime

academy.

(c) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, in

consultation with institutions of higher education, shall adopt

rules as necessary to administer this section.

SECTION 2. Section 51.986, Education Code, as added by this

Act, applies beginning with registration for a course or program

for the 2026 spring semester.

Section 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.