SB 1319
bill capping foreign students at 25 percent of athletic scholarships
Did not pass
Verdict: No flags
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
Programs over a quarter shift aid to other students, starting 2026-2027.
The bill caps the share of athletic scholarships that a Texas public college or university can give to foreign citizens at 25 percent for each sports program in each academic year. It covers public institutions of higher education, their athletic programs, and student athletes who are citizens of another country. Starting with the 2026-2027 academic year, a program that now gives more than a quarter of its athletic aid to foreign students would have to shift that aid to other students.
Labels
Labels: STALLED AFTER COMMITTEE. Voted out of the Senate Education K-16 committee 10-1 on May 6, 2025. Placed on the intent calendar on May 20, 2025. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-SB1319 · 2025-02-14
SOLD BY
+ 1 coauthor
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
Programs over a quarter shift aid to other students, starting 2026-2027.
The bill caps the share of athletic scholarships that a Texas public college or university can give to foreign citizens at 25 percent for each sports program in each academic year. It covers public institutions of higher education, their athletic programs, and student athletes who are citizens of another country. Starting with the 2026-2027 academic year, a program that now gives more than a quarter of its athletic aid to foreign students would have to shift that aid to other students.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source
Sources
Fiscal note · version I · April 21, 2025
No first-year general revenue figure available here.
LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.
Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
HISTORY
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Education K-16
- Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- Considered in public hearing
- Testimony taken in committee
- Left pending in committee
- Considered in public hearing
- Vote taken in committee
- Reported favorably w/o amendments
- Committee report printed and distributed
- Placed on intent calendar
- Not again placed on intent calendar
- Co-author authorized
FILED UNDER
THE TEXT
…“may not award for an academic year to students who are citizens of a foreign country more than 25 percent of the athletic scholarships”…
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The bill limits, but does not end, public-college athletic aid to foreign citizens, leaving up to a quarter of each program's scholarships open to them.
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Donors
Donors report through Friends of Brandon Creighton.
Not tied to this bill.
Sources
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
$0 raised since Jul 1, 2024. Derived sum of published report totals. blank in the state's data, consistent with zero. Flow, Jul 1, 2024 through Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026. 4 of 4 filed reports carry a published figure.
Report 101060909: Published total from the filed report. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. Filed report 101060909
$0 spent Jan 1, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026. Published total from the filed report. Flow, Jan 1, 2026 through Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026. 1 of 1 filed reports carry a published figure.
Report 101060909: Published total from the filed report. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. Filed report 101060909
$0 cash on hand. Published report total. Stock, as of Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.
$0 loans outstanding. Published report total. Stock, as of Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived sum of itemized contributions in regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Unitemized contributions are not included. Flow, Jul 1, 2024 through Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.
MoneyMissing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Votes
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
Witnesses8
- For
- 1
- Against
- 7
- On
- 0
Names
For
- Self; Texas Eagle Forum1 registration
Against
- Self7 registrations
Sources
8 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.
Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.
Senate witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.
Fiscal
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source
Sources
Fiscal note · version I · April 21, 2025
No first-year general revenue figure available here.
LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.
Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
How this was graded
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Sources
Texas Senate · Filed Feb 14, 2025
05/22/2025 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · Senate Committee Report
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Senate committee · Education K-16 · Committee vote 10 aye, 1 nay · Out of committee
Companion
HB 3100 by Darby (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: Creighton S.B. No. 1319 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.