Monitoring the Session

HB 3295

bill to repeal certain DEI requirements at public colleges

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Ron ReynoldsDHouse 27

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 repeal of certain requirements regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at public institutions of higher education.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Section 51.3525 goes away. Right away, with a 2/3rds vote.

The bill repeals Section 51.3525 of the Education Code, which its caption describes as certain requirements about diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at public colleges and universities. It touches Texas public institutions of higher education and the people who work and study there. Once the section is gone, those requirements no longer bind the schools, starting immediately with a two-thirds vote or September 1, 2025 without one.

Labels

Labels: QUICK READ: 102 WORDS. The bill as filed runs 102 words, counting the existing law it amends and the text it strikes. The median 89R bill as filed runs 441 words (derived, 8,702 graded bills, snapshot Oct 19, 2026).NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Feb 25, 2025 and referred to the House Higher Education committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB3295 · 2025-02-25

SOLD BY

Rep. Ron ReynoldsDHouse 27

ITEM

relating to the repeal of certain requirements regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at public institutions of higher education.

WHAT IT DOES

Section 51.3525 goes away. Right away, with a 2/3rds vote.

The bill repeals Section 51.3525 of the Education Code, which its caption describes as certain requirements about diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at public colleges and universities. It touches Texas public institutions of higher education and the people who work and study there. Once the section is gone, those requirements no longer bind the schools, starting immediately with a two-thirds vote or September 1, 2025 without one.

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

DEI BY ANOTHER NAME

THE TEXT

…“relating to the repeal of certain requirements regarding diversity,”…

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The bill strikes a state law section governing diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at public universities, which removes those rules for the schools.

No flags

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Ron Reynolds

Donors

Texas Sands PAC$30KTexas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$25KTexas House Democratic Campaign Committee$7K

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 19, 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 Sands PAC$30,000.00

Texas Sands PAC

$30,000.00

Cash
$30,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$30,000.00

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 · Dec 5, 2024 to Feb 19, 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: 100982635, 101040208.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$25,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$25,000.00

Cash
$25,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$25,000.00

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 · Nov 27, 2024 to Jan 16, 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: 100982635, 101028685, 101035822.

Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee$7,000.00

Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee

$7,000.00

Cash
$7,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$7,000.00

Also funds 9 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 15, 2024 to Oct 15, 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 Apr 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: 101057584.

Money

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

×

Texas Sands PAC

$30,000.00

Cash
$30,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$30,000.00

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 · Dec 5, 2024 to Feb 19, 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: 100982635, 101040208.

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$25,000.00

Cash
$25,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$25,000.00

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 · Nov 27, 2024 to Jan 16, 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: 100982635, 101028685, 101035822.

×

Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee

$7,000.00

Cash
$7,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$7,000.00

Also funds 9 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 15, 2024 to Oct 15, 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 Apr 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: 101057584.

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 25, 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

HB 393 by Bucy (duplicate)

Subjects

Education--Higher--Faculty

Education--Higher--General

Education--Higher--Institutions & Programs

Human Relations

State Finances--Management & Control

GENDER IDENTITY & EXPRESSION

SEXUAL ORIENTATION

Text

The text as introduced · 102 words

89R2508 KJE-D

By: Reynolds
H.B. No. 3295

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the repeal of certain requirements regarding diversity,

equity, and inclusion initiatives at public institutions of higher

education.

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

SECTION 1. Section 51.3525, Education Code, is repealed.

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.