Monitoring the SessionHB 526
Died in committee
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
relating to requiring coursework in economics for an associate or baccalaureate degree program at a public institution of higher education.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Three credit hours, split equally between macro and micro.
The bill bars Texas public colleges and universities from awarding an associate or bachelor's degree unless the student has at least three credit hours in an economics course. That course must split its time equally between macroeconomics and microeconomics. The rule covers students who enroll on or after January 1, 2026, and the law takes effect September 1, 2025.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 1183 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 1183 (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Nov 12, 2024 and referred to the House Higher Education committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-HB526 · 2024-11-12
relating to requiring coursework in economics for an associate or baccalaureate degree program at a public institution of higher education.
Three credit hours, split equally between macro and micro.
The bill bars Texas public colleges and universities from awarding an associate or bachelor's degree unless the student has at least three credit hours in an economics course. That course must split its time equally between macroeconomics and microeconomics. The rule covers students who enroll on or after January 1, 2026, and the law takes effect September 1, 2025.
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No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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Derived itemized flow · Nov 1, 2024 to Oct 24, 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.
$37,500.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Nov 22, 2024 to Oct 21, 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: 101013450, 101032507, 101072627.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$37,500.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Nov 22, 2024 to Oct 21, 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: 101013450, 101032507, 101072627.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.
by Rep. Harrison, same lead author · Died in committee · reworked
Introduced textLast action, Mar 2, 2023: Referred to Higher Education
Relating to requiring coursework in economics for an associate or baccalaureate degree program at a public institution of higher education.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas House · Filed Nov 12, 2024
03/03/2025 H Referred to Higher Education: Mar 3 2025 2:24PM
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
House committee · Higher Education · Final status: Died in committee
Education--Higher--Institutions & Programs
EDUCATION--HIGHER--CURRICULUM
The text as introduced · 173 words
89R1302 JTZ-D By: Harrison H.B. No. 526 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to requiring coursework in economics for an associate or baccalaureate degree program at a public institution of higher education. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 51, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 51.310 to read as follows: Sec. 51.310. ECONOMICS. (a) In this section, "institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003. (b) An institution of higher education may not award an associate or baccalaureate degree to any person unless the person has credit for at least three semester credit hours or the equivalent for a course in economics that dedicates equal time to macroeconomics and microeconomics. SECTION 2. Section 51.310, Education Code, as added by this Act, applies only to a student who enrolls in an associate or baccalaureate degree program at a public institution of higher education on or after January 1, 2026. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.