Monitoring the Session

HB 3186

bill making out-of-state college teams certify Texas sex rules

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Valoree SwansonRHouse 150

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 intercollegiate athletic competitions based on biological sex.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Certify 30 days before the game, or no game.

This bill bars out-of-state college teams from playing a Texas public college team unless the out-of-state school certifies, at least 30 days before the game, that it will follow the existing Texas rule on sex-based team participation during that game. It touches out-of-state colleges that schedule games against Texas public universities, and the Texas schools that host or play them. Starting with the 2025-2026 school year, Texas public colleges need a written certification from visiting or opposing out-of-state schools before the game can go forward.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Feb 21, 2025 and referred to the House Higher Education committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB3186 · 2025-02-21

SOLD BY

Rep. Valoree SwansonRHouse 150

+ 20 coauthors

ITEM

relating to intercollegiate athletic competitions based on biological sex.

WHAT IT DOES

Certify 30 days before the game, or no game.

This bill bars out-of-state college teams from playing a Texas public college team unless the out-of-state school certifies, at least 30 days before the game, that it will follow the existing Texas rule on sex-based team participation during that game. It touches out-of-state colleges that schedule games against Texas public universities, and the Texas schools that host or play them. Starting with the 2025-2026 school year, Texas public colleges need a written certification from visiting or opposing out-of-state schools before the game can go forward.

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

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Valoree Swanson

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$314KTexas Conservative Majority PAC$116KKathaleen Wall$11,000

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 27, 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$314,216.50

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$314,216.50

Cash
$35,000.00
Paid by others
$279,216.50
Total
$314,216.50
advertising $251,088.00polling $15,200.00mail $12,928.50

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 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: 101029008, 101031437, 101068777, 101071636.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$116,200.00

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$116,200.00

Cash
$25,000.00
Paid by others
$91,200.00
Total
$116,200.00
canvassing $76,000.00polling $15,200.00

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 · Sep 18, 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: 101068777, 101071636.

Kathaleen Wall$11,000.00
Money

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

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Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$314,216.50

Cash
$35,000.00
Paid by others
$279,216.50
Total
$314,216.50
advertising $251,088.00polling $15,200.00mail $12,928.50

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 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: 101029008, 101031437, 101068777, 101071636.

×

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$116,200.00

Cash
$25,000.00
Paid by others
$91,200.00
Total
$116,200.00
canvassing $76,000.00polling $15,200.00

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 · Sep 18, 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: 101068777, 101071636.

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 21, 2025

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

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

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

Coauthors
Cecil Bell Jr.RHouse 3 Briscoe CainRHouse 128 Pat CurryRHouse 56 Mark DorazioRHouse 122 Caroline FairlyRHouse 87 Stan GerdesRHouse 17 Caroline Harris DavilaRHouse 52 Richard HayesRHouse 57 Andy HopperRHouse 64 Helen KerwinRHouse 58 Stan KitzmanRHouse 85 Terri Leo WilsonRHouse 23 Mitch LittleRHouse 65 Will MetcalfRHouse 16 Brent MoneyRHouse 2 Katrina PiersonRHouse 33 Joanne ShofnerRHouse 11 Shelby SlawsonRHouse 59 Steve TothRHouse 15 Cody VasutRHouse 25

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

Companion

SB 1068 by Middleton (identical)

Subjects

Education--Higher--Athletics

GENDER IDENTITY & EXPRESSION

Text

The text as introduced · 206 words

By: Swanson
H.B. No. 3186

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to intercollegiate athletic competitions based on

biological sex.

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

SECTION 1. Section 51.980, Education Code, is amended by

adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows:

(c-1) An intercollegiate athletic team sponsored or

authorized by an out-of-state postsecondary educational

institution may not compete in an intercollegiate athletic

competition against an intercollegiate athletic team sponsored or

authorized by an institution of higher education unless the

out-of-state institution, not later than the 30th day before the

date of the athletic competition, certifies to the institution of

higher education that the out-of-state institution will comply with

the requirements of Subsection (b) during the athletic competition.

SECTION 2. Section 51.980(c-1), Education Code, as added by

this Act, applies beginning with intercollegiate athletic

competitions sponsored or authorized by a public institution of

higher education for the 2025-2026 academic year.

SECTION 3. 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.