Monitoring the Session

HB 3058

Richardson Bill Caps Student Visa Admissions At 5%

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Keresa RichardsonRHouse 61

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 the admission of persons holding certain nonimmigrant visas to public institutions of higher education.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Student and exchange visa holders get at most 5% of new seats, starting 2026-2027.

The bill caps how many students holding F-1 or J-1 student or exchange visas a Texas public college or university may admit each year. The cap is five percent of the seats the school sets aside for new undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. Starting with admissions for the 2026-2027 school year, public schools must hold offers to visa holders at or under that five percent line.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Feb 19, 2025 and referred to the House Higher Education committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB3058 · 2025-02-19

SOLD BY

Rep. Keresa RichardsonRHouse 61

ITEM

relating to the admission of persons holding certain nonimmigrant visas to public institutions of higher education.

WHAT IT DOES

Student and exchange visa holders get at most 5% of new seats, starting 2026-2027.

The bill caps how many students holding F-1 or J-1 student or exchange visas a Texas public college or university may admit each year. The cap is five percent of the seats the school sets aside for new undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. Starting with admissions for the 2026-2027 school year, public schools must hold offers to visa holders at or under that five percent line.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to Higher Education
FILED UNDER

FOREIGN HANDS ON TEXAS

THE TEXT

…“may not offer admission for undergraduate programs, graduate programs, and professional programs for an academic year to a number of persons who hold a nonimmigrant category F-1 or J-1 visa that exceeds the number required to fill five percent”…

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The bill limits foreign student-visa holders to five percent of entering seats at Texas public universities.

No flags

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Keresa Richardson

Donors

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$575KTexans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$364KJeannie Pascale$100,000

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 · Nov 4, 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.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$574,750.00

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$574,750.00

Cash
$200,000.00
Paid by others
$374,750.00
Total
$574,750.00
canvassing $350,000.00polling $24,750.00

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 14, 2026 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.

Report IDs: 101069161, 101072822.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$363,511.10

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$363,511.10

Cash
$195,000.00
Paid by others
$168,511.10
Total
$363,511.10
advertising $76,656.57mail $71,344.18polling $20,510.35

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 23, 2025 to Oct 22, 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: 101007087, 101036173, 101040588, 101060020, 101069161, 101072822.

Jeannie Pascale$100,000.00
Money

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

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Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$574,750.00

Cash
$200,000.00
Paid by others
$374,750.00
Total
$574,750.00
canvassing $350,000.00polling $24,750.00

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 14, 2026 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.

Report IDs: 101069161, 101072822.

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$363,511.10

Cash
$195,000.00
Paid by others
$168,511.10
Total
$363,511.10
advertising $76,656.57mail $71,344.18polling $20,510.35

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 23, 2025 to Oct 22, 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: 101007087, 101036173, 101040588, 101060020, 101069161, 101072822.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

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 Feb 19, 2025

03/20/2025 H Referred to Higher Education: Mar 20 2025 11:50AM

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:19 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Higher Education · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Aliens

Education--Higher--Admission & Attendance

Education--Higher--Health Institutions

Text

The text as introduced · 199 words

89R12479 RDR-D

By: Richardson
H.B. No. 3058

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the admission of persons holding certain nonimmigrant

visas to public institutions of higher education.

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

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

amended by adding Section 51.812 to read as follows:

Sec. 51.812. LIMITATION ON ADMISSION OF STUDENTS WITH

CERTAIN VISAS. (a) In this section:

(1) "Graduate program" and "professional program"

have the meanings assigned by Section 51.841.

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

assigned by Section 61.003.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter

or Subchapter W, an institution of higher education may not offer

admission for undergraduate programs, graduate programs, and

professional programs for an academic year to a number of persons

who hold a nonimmigrant category F-1 or J-1 visa that exceeds the

number required to fill five percent of the institution's

enrollment capacity designated for entering undergraduate,

graduate, and professional students for that academic year.

SECTION 2. Section 51.812, Education Code, as added by this

Act, applies beginning with admissions for the 2026-2027 academic

year.

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