Monitoring the Session

HB 271

one report on college students with disabilities

Companion SB 769 became law

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Mary E. GonzálezDHouse 75

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 a report by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board regarding enrollment and success in higher education for students with disabilities.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Due September 1, 2026. Private colleges may decline to answer.

The bill orders the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to write one report to the Legislature by September 1, 2026, on how many students with disabilities enroll in college and what helps or blocks them. Public colleges must hand over data when the board asks, and private colleges may be asked but are not required to answer. Nothing changes for students right away; the bill produces a report with recommendations and then expires in 2027.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB271 · 2024-11-12

SOLD BY

Rep. Mary E. GonzálezDHouse 75 Rep. Christian ManuelDHouse 22

ITEM

relating to a report by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board regarding enrollment and success in higher education for students with disabilities.

WHAT IT DOES

Due September 1, 2026. Private colleges may decline to answer.

The bill orders the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to write one report to the Legislature by September 1, 2026, on how many students with disabilities enroll in college and what helps or blocks them. Public colleges must hand over data when the board asks, and private colleges may be asked but are not required to answer. Nothing changes for students right away; the bill produces a report with recommendations and then expires in 2027.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version H · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version H · April 2, 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 public hearing
  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. Companion considered in lieu of SB 769
  18. Laid on the table subject to call
ALSO NOTED · NOT CHARGED (1)

STUDY, TASK FORCE, COMMISSION, REPORT · analysis confidence 60%

THE TEXT

“Not later than September 1, 2026, the board shall prepare and submit to the legislature a report on enrollment and success in higher education for students with a disability.”

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The bill's only operative act is ordering a report, and any action waits on its recommendations. The caption says this openly.

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Mary E. González

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$10KCoalition for Working Families PAC$10KTexas Sands PAC$8K

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 · Jul 16, 2024 to Jun 13, 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.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$10,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$10,000.00

Cash
$10,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$10,000.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 11, 2024 to Mar 30, 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: 100985912, 101032788, 101058648.

Coalition for Working Families PAC$10,000.00

Coalition for Working Families PAC

$10,000.00

Cash
$10,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$10,000.00

Also funds 24 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Dec 25, 2025 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Jan 5, 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: 101058648.

Texas Sands PAC$8,000.00

Texas Sands PAC

$8,000.00

Cash
$8,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$8,000.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jul 22, 2024 to Dec 9, 2024. 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: 100985912.

Money

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

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$10,000.00

Cash
$10,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$10,000.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 11, 2024 to Mar 30, 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: 100985912, 101032788, 101058648.

×

Coalition for Working Families PAC

$10,000.00

Cash
$10,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$10,000.00

Also funds 24 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Dec 25, 2025 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Jan 5, 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: 101058648.

×

Texas Sands PAC

$8,000.00

Cash
$8,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$8,000.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jul 22, 2024 to Dec 9, 2024. 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: 100985912.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Witnesses11
For
11
Against
0
On
0
Names

For

  • Self2 registrations
  • Self; Coalition of Texans with Disabilities1 registration
  • Self; Texas Parent to Parent1 registration
  • Self; Young Invincibles1 registration
  • Texas American Federation of Teachers (AFT)1 registration
  • Texas Association of Business1 registration
  • Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education (TCASE)1 registration
  • Texas Council of Community Centers1 registration
  • The Arc of Texas1 registration
  • United Ways of Texas1 registration
Sources

11 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.

Fiscal

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version H · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version H · April 2, 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 Nov 12, 2024

04/29/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report

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

House committee · Higher Education · Committee vote 9 aye, 1 nay, 1 absent · Out of committee

Companion

SB 769 by Menéndez (identical)

Subjects

Disabilities, Persons with

Education--Higher--Admission & Attendance

HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD, TEXAS

Text

The text as introduced · 355 words

89R1004 JTZ-F

By: González of El Paso
H.B. No. 271

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to a report by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating

Board regarding enrollment and success in higher education for

students with disabilities.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 61, Education Code, is

amended by adding Section 61.06642 to read as follows:

Sec. 61.06642. REPORT REGARDING ENROLLMENT AND SUCCESS IN

HIGHER EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. (a) Not later

than September 1, 2026, the board shall prepare and submit to the

legislature a report on enrollment and success in higher education

for students with a disability.

(b) The report must identify, to the extent practicable:

(1) the number and percentage of students with a

disability who enroll in an institution of higher education or

private or independent institution of higher education;

(2) barriers to enrollment in higher education for

students with a disability;

(3) policies of institutions of higher education or

private or independent institutions of higher education that

promote enrollment and success in higher education for students

with a disability;

(4) whether services and accommodations for students

with a disability are accessible at institutions of higher

education or private or independent institutions of higher

education;

(5) whether institutions of higher education or

private or independent institutions of higher education provide to

students with a disability sufficient and accurate information

regarding the educational rights and protections for persons with a

disability under state and federal law; and

(6) any recommendations for legislative or other

action.

(c) An institution of higher education shall provide to the

board on request, and the board may request from a private or

independent institution of higher education, any information

necessary for the board to prepare the report.

(d) This section expires September 1, 2027.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives

a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as

provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this

Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this

Act takes effect September 1, 2025.