HB 3100

Darby Bill Caps Foreign Athletic Scholarships At 25 Percent

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

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 limit on the number of athletic scholarships that may be awarded to foreign students by a public institution of higher education.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

One in four, max, per sports program. Starts with the 2026-2027 academic year.

The bill caps athletic scholarships for foreign citizens at Texas public colleges and universities at 25 percent of the scholarships available for each sports program. It touches public institutions of higher education, their athletic programs, and students who are citizens of a foreign country. Starting with the 2026-2027 academic year, schools may not give more than one in four of a program's athletic scholarships or similar aid to foreign students.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Feb 20, 2025 and referred to the House Higher Education committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB3100 · 2025-02-20

SOLD BY

Rep. Drew DarbyRHouse 72

ITEM

relating to a limit on the number of athletic scholarships that may be awarded to foreign students by a public institution of higher education.

WHAT IT DOES

One in four, max, per sports program. Starts with the 2026-2027 academic year.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Feb 20, 2025Filed
Mar 20, 2025Read first time
Mar 20, 2025Referred to Higher Education

FILED UNDER

GIBS

THE TEXT

…“to students who are citizens of a foreign country more than 25”…

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The bill limits athletic scholarship money that public universities can give to foreign citizens to a 25 percent share per program, but does not end it.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Drew Darby

Donors

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC$50KGideon Powell$30,000Dustin Burrows Campaign$28K

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 9, 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 Truth and Liberty PAC$50,000.00

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC

$50,000.00

Cash: $50,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $50,000.00

Also funds 44 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 25, 2025 to Oct 8, 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: 101007659, 101072052.

Gideon Powell$30,000.00

Dustin Burrows Campaign$27,600.00

Dustin Burrows Campaign

$27,600.00

Cash: $0.00
Paid by others: $27,600.00
Total: $27,600.00

polling $27,600.00

Also funds 39 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 13, 2025 to Sep 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Aug 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: 101068080.

Money

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

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC

$50,000.00

Cash: $50,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $50,000.00

Also funds 44 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 25, 2025 to Oct 8, 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: 101007659, 101072052.

Dustin Burrows Campaign

$27,600.00

Cash: $0.00
Paid by others: $27,600.00
Total: $27,600.00

polling $27,600.00

Also funds 39 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 13, 2025 to Sep 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Aug 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: 101068080.

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 20, 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

Companion

SB 1319 by Creighton (identical)

Subjects

Amusements, Games, Sports

Education--Higher--Athletics

Education--Higher--Student Financial Aid

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

SCHOLARSHIPS

Text

The text as introduced · 179 words

89R9986 KJE-D

By: Darby
H.B. No. 3100

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to a limit on the number of athletic scholarships that may

be awarded to foreign students by a public institution 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 51.9247 to read as follows:

Sec. 51.9247. LIMIT ON NUMBER OF ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIPS

AWARDED TO FOREIGN STUDENTS. (a) In this section, "institution of

higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.

(b) For each intercollegiate athletic program, an

institution of higher education may not award for an academic year

to students who are citizens of a foreign country more than 25

percent of the athletic scholarships, grants, or similar financial

assistance conditioned on the student's participation in the

program that are available for the program for that academic year.

SECTION 2. Section 51.9247, Education Code, as added by

this Act, applies beginning with the 2026-2027 academic year.

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