Monitoring the Session

SB 2398

bill ordering TEA to list concussion accommodations for students

Became law

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Sen. Donna CampbellRSenate 25

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 certain accommodations for public school students diagnosed with a concussion or other brain injury.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

A list of classroom accommodations, plus a form on the website.

The bill orders the Texas Education Agency to write a list of non-medical classroom accommodations that schools may offer students diagnosed with a concussion or other brain injury, and to post a form describing them on its website. Districts that choose to offer these accommodations must give the form to staff, students and parents soon after they learn of a diagnosis or get a request. No district is required to provide any accommodation, and the rules apply starting with the 2025-2026 school year.

Labels

Labels: INSTANT LAW. Took effect immediately, on Jun 20, 2025. 833 of the 1,185 graded 89R laws took effect Sep 1, 2025 (derived from the bill histories, snapshot Oct 19, 2026).

Receipt

The receipt

89R-SB2398 · 2025-03-12

SOLD BY

Sen. Donna CampbellRSenate 25 Sen. Brandon CreightonRSenate 4

+ 1 coauthor

ITEM

relating to certain accommodations for public school students diagnosed with a concussion or other brain injury.

WHAT IT DOES

A list of classroom accommodations, plus a form on the website.

The bill orders the Texas Education Agency to write a list of non-medical classroom accommodations that schools may offer students diagnosed with a concussion or other brain injury, and to post a form describing them on its website. Districts that choose to offer these accommodations must give the form to staff, students and parents soon after they learn of a diagnosis or get a request. No district is required to provide any accommodation, and the rules apply starting with the 2025-2026 school year.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version E · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version E · May 7, 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

  1. Received by the Secretary of the Senate
  2. Filed
  3. Read first time
  4. Referred to Education K-16
  5. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  6. Considered in public hearing
  7. Testimony taken in committee
  8. Left pending in committee
  9. Considered in public hearing
  10. Vote taken in committee
  11. Reported favorably as substituted
  12. Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
  13. Committee report printed and distributed
  14. Co-author authorized
  15. Placed on local & uncontested calendar
  16. Placed on intent calendar
  17. Not again placed on intent calendar
  18. Laid before the Senate
  19. Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
  20. Vote recorded in Journal
  21. Three day rule suspended
  22. Record vote
  23. Read 3rd time
  24. Passed
  25. Record vote
  26. Reported engrossed
  27. Received from the Senate
  28. Read first time
  29. Referred to Public Education
  30. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  31. No action taken in committee
  32. Posting rule suspended
  33. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  34. Considered in public hearing
  35. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  36. Left pending in committee
  37. Considered in formal meeting
  38. Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
  39. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  40. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  41. Committee report distributed
  42. Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
  43. Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
  44. Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
  45. Read 2nd time
  46. Passed to 3rd reading
  47. Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
  48. Read 3rd time
  49. Passed
  50. Record vote RV#3832
  51. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  52. Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
  53. House passage reported
  54. Reported enrolled
  55. Signed in the Senate
  56. Signed in the House
  57. Sent to the Governor
  58. Signed by the Governor
  59. Effective immediately
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 135 yea · 6 nay

Senate · 31 yea · 0 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · May 28, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate: Final passage · May 1, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

No flags

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Donna Campbell

Donors

Donors report through Friends of Donna Campbell.

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 Jun 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.

Money

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

Votes4

House May 28, 2025

Yea
135
Nay
6
Present, not voting
2
Absent
2
Excused
5
Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 3832

SB 2398 (Lowe, Money, Schatzline, Spiller, Tepper, and Toth - no) (135 - 6 - 2)

Shared roll motion

The following bills which were considered on second reading on the previous legislative day on the local, consent, and resolutions calendar were laid before the house, read third time, and passed by the following record vote (members registering votes and the results of the vote are shown following the bill number). (Record 3832): 141 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 135 (published)
  • Nay: 6 (published)
  • Present, not voting: 2 (published)
  • Absent: 2 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 5 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate May 1, 2025

Final passage

Yea
31
Nay
0
Present, not voting
Not printed
Absent
Not printed
Excused
Not printed
Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

The journal row lists three votes in order: passage to engrossment, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage. This entry records final passage. Repeated tallies belong to separate votes.

Sources

CSSB 2398 (Campbell, Creighton) Relating to certain policies and procedures related to concussions or other brain injuries sustained by public school students. (viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 31 (published)
  • Nay: 0 (published)
  • Present, not voting: Not printed
  • Absent: Not printed
  • Excused: Not printed

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate May 1, 2025

Suspension of the three-day rule

Yea
31
Nay
0
Present, not voting
Not printed
Absent
Not printed
Excused
Not printed
Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

The journal row lists three votes in order: passage to engrossment, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage. This entry records suspension of the three-day rule. Repeated tallies belong to separate votes.

Sources

CSSB 2398 (Campbell, Creighton) Relating to certain policies and procedures related to concussions or other brain injuries sustained by public school students. (viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 31 (published)
  • Nay: 0 (published)
  • Present, not voting: Not printed
  • Absent: Not printed
  • Excused: Not printed

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate May 1, 2025

Passage to engrossment

Yea
Not printed
Nay
Not printed
Present, not voting
Not printed
Absent
Not printed
Excused
Not printed
Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

The journal row lists three votes in order: passage to engrossment, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage. This entry records passage to engrossment. Repeated tallies belong to separate votes.

Voice vote. No numeric tally or individual yeas are inferred.

Sources

CSSB 2398 (Campbell, Creighton) Relating to certain policies and procedures related to concussions or other brain injuries sustained by public school students. (viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: Not printed
  • Nay: Not printed
  • Present, not voting: Not printed
  • Absent: Not printed
  • Excused: Not printed

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Witnesses22
For
16
Against
0
On
6
Names

For

  • AList Consulting2 registrations
  • Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE)2 registrations
  • Disability Rights Texas1 registration
  • Self8 registrations
  • TASB1 registration
  • Texas Medical Association1 registration
  • Texas Pediatric Society1 registration

On

  • Disability Rights Texas1 registration
  • Tea1 registration
  • Texas Education Agency4 registrations
Sources

22 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

House witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Senate witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version E · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version E · May 7, 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 12, 2025

06/20/2025 E Effective immediately

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · Senate Committee Report · Engrossed · House Committee Report · Enrolled

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

Coauthors
Tan ParkerRSenate 12
Sponsors
Charles CunninghamRHouse 127

House committee · Public Education · Committee vote 12 aye, 0 nay, 3 absent · Out of committee

Senate committee · Education K-16 · Committee vote 11 aye, 0 nay · Out of committee

Subjects

Education--Primary & Secondary--Extracurricular Activities

Education--Primary & Secondary--General

Health--Other Diseases & Medical Conditions

Minors--Health & Safety

EDUCATION AGENCY, TEXAS

Text

The text as introduced · 333 words

89R8443 JDK-F

By: Campbell, Creighton
S.B. No. 2398

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to certain accommodations for public school students

diagnosed with a concussion or other brain injury.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 38, Education Code, is

amended by adding Section 38.0051 to read as follows:

Sec. 38.0051. ACADEMIC ACCOMMODATIONS FOR STUDENT WITH

CONCUSSION OR OTHER BRAIN INJURY. (a) The agency shall develop a

list of nonmedical academic accommodations a school district may

offer to a student diagnosed with a concussion or other brain

injury.

(b) The agency shall:

(1) develop a form for use by school districts

describing the accommodations a district may offer under this

section; and

(2) make the form developed under Subdivision (1)

available on the agency's Internet website for use by school

districts, district educators or administrators, students, and

parents or guardians.

(c) A school district that provides accommodations under

this section must make the form developed under Subsection (b)

available to:

(1) a district employee as soon as practicable after

receiving:

(A) notice that a student enrolled in the

district has been diagnosed with a concussion or other brain

injury; or

(B) a request from the employee; and

(2) a student enrolled in the district or the student's

parent or guardian as soon as practicable after receiving:

(A) notice that the student has been diagnosed

with a concussion or other brain injury; or

(B) a request from the student or parent or

guardian.

(d) This section may not be construed to require a school

district to provide any accommodations under this section.

SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026

school 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.