SB 1909
Campus policies against antisemitic violence and incitement
Died in committee
Verdict: No flags
Editor's call: No flags. On Nov 1, 2026 the editor checked this charge against the bill's caption and removed it.
Corrected Nov 1, 2026
Corrected Nov 1, 2026 · We checked this summary against the bill text and fixed it.
Reviewed · Nov 1, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade
Caption
relating to a policy prohibiting antisemitism at public institutions of higher education.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Public colleges would require student sanctions and certify compliance before spending state money.
The bill requires every Texas public college and university to adopt a policy that bans students and student groups from antisemitism-motivated violence or speech meant to immediately incite violence or other unlawful action against Jewish people. The policy must include discipline up to expulsion for students and disbanding for student groups. Each school cannot spend its state money for a fiscal year until its governing board certifies compliance to the Legislature and the Coordinating Board, starting with money for the year beginning September 1, 2026.
Labels
Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 5, 2025 and referred to the Senate Education K-16 committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-SB1909 · 2025-03-05
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ITEM
relating to a policy prohibiting antisemitism at public institutions of higher education.
WHAT IT DOES
Public colleges would require student sanctions and certify compliance before spending state money.
The bill requires every Texas public college and university to adopt a policy that bans students and student groups from antisemitism-motivated violence or speech meant to immediately incite violence or other unlawful action against Jewish people. The policy must include discipline up to expulsion for students and disbanding for student groups. Each school cannot spend its state money for a fiscal year until its governing board certifies compliance to the Legislature and the Coordinating Board, starting with money for the year beginning September 1, 2026.
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 15, 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 . . .
- No action taken in committee
FILED UNDER
THE TEXT
…“speech intended to imminently incite violence or other unlawful action against or toward a Jewish person or the Jewish community”
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The bill requires colleges to punish a defined category of student speech, with penalties up to expulsion or disbanding a student group.
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$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
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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.
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Votes
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
Fiscal
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source
Sources
Fiscal note · version I · April 15, 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 Mar 5, 2025
04/16/2025 S No action taken in committee
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Nov 1, 2026 at 10:30 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Senate committee · Education K-16 · Final status: Died in committee
Companion
HB 5112 by Shaheen (identical)
Subjects
Education--Higher--General
Education--Higher--Institutions & Programs
Human Relations
Religion
State Finances--Management & Control
DISCRIMINATION
Text
The text as introduced · 319 words
89R8471 CXP-D By: Creighton S.B. No. 1909 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to a policy prohibiting antisemitism at public institutions 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 51.9317 to read as follows: Sec. 51.9317. ANTISEMITISM PROHIBITED. (a) In this section: (1) "Antisemitism" has the meaning assigned by Section 448.001, Government Code, including the examples referenced in that term. (2) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003. (b) Each institution of higher education shall adopt a policy that: (1) prohibits students and student organizations from engaging in antisemitism-motivated violence or speech intended to imminently incite violence or other unlawful action against or toward a Jewish person or the Jewish community; and (2) establishes disciplinary sanctions for students and student organizations, including expulsion from the institution or disbanding of the student organization, that engage in conduct prohibited by Subdivision (1). (c) An institution of higher education may not spend money appropriated to the institution for a state fiscal year until the governing board of the institution submits to the legislature and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board a report certifying the institution's compliance with this section during the preceding state fiscal year. SECTION 2. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, this Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026 academic year. (b) Section 51.9317(c), Education Code, as added by this Act, applies beginning with money appropriated to a public institution of higher education for a state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2026. 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.