Monitoring the SessionHB 213
Filed
Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade
relating to the withdrawal or revocation of an athletic scholarship by a public institution of higher education on the basis of a student athlete's injury, illness, or disability.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Hurt, sick or disabled, the scholarship stays. Unless a code of conduct breach caused it.
This bill bars public colleges and universities in Texas from pulling or cancelling a student athlete's athletic scholarship because the athlete got hurt, got sick, or became disabled, including mental illness, whether the condition is temporary or permanent. It covers scholarships of at least one academic year tied to playing college sports, and it lets a school still pull the scholarship if the injury or illness came from the athlete breaking the school's student code of conduct. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board must write rules to enforce it, and the rule applies to scholarships first awarded for the 2027-2028 school year.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 2631 (Died in committee) and 89R HB 936 (Died in committee). Checked against 88R and 89R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 2631 (Died in committee) and 89R HB 936 (Died in committee). Filed in 3 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R and 89R only.TRY NO. 3. Filed in 3 sessions: 88R, 89R and 90R. Checked against 88R and 89R only.
90R-HB213 · 2026-11-09
relating to the withdrawal or revocation of an athletic scholarship by a public institution of higher education on the basis of a student athlete's injury, illness, or disability.
Hurt, sick or disabled, the scholarship stays. Unless a code of conduct breach caused it.
This bill bars public colleges and universities in Texas from pulling or cancelling a student athlete's athletic scholarship because the athlete got hurt, got sick, or became disabled, including mental illness, whether the condition is temporary or permanent. It covers scholarships of at least one academic year tied to playing college sports, and it lets a school still pull the scholarship if the injury or illness came from the athlete breaking the school's student code of conduct. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board must write rules to enforce it, and the rule applies to scholarships first awarded for the 2027-2028 school year.
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No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Oct 28, 2024 to Oct 12, 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.
$9,000.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 1, 2024 to Apr 1, 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: 100986920, 101030360, 101059410.
$7,000.00
Also funds 2 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Dec 11, 2024 to Jun 30, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
Derived itemized flow · on Dec 11, 2024. 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: 100986920.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$9,000.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 1, 2024 to Apr 1, 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: 100986920, 101030360, 101059410.
$7,000.00
Also funds 2 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Dec 11, 2024 to Jun 30, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
Derived itemized flow · on Dec 11, 2024. 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: 100986920.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Analysis of text version I by a super-expensive superintelligence, Nov 9, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 3 times: 88R, 89R and now. Checked against 88R and 89R only.
by Rep. Jolanda Jones, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Mar 13, 2023: Referred to Higher Education
Relating to the withdrawal or revocation of an athletic scholarship by a public institution of higher education on the basis of a student athlete's injury, illness, or disability.
Caption, 88R bill history
by Rep. Jolanda Jones, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Mar 6, 2025: Referred to Higher Education
Relating to the withdrawal or revocation of an athletic scholarship by a public institution of higher education on the basis of a student athlete's injury, illness, or disability.
Caption, 89R bill history
Texas House · Filed Nov 9, 2026
11/09/2026 H Filed
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:31 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Education--Higher--Athletics
Education--Higher--Student Financial Aid
SCHOLARSHIPS
HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD, TEXAS
The text as introduced · 344 words
By: Jones of Harris H.B. No. 213 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the withdrawal or revocation of an athletic scholarship by a public institution of higher education on the basis of a student athlete's injury, illness, or disability. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 56, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 56.0093 to read as follows: Sec. 56.0093. WITHDRAWAL OR REVOCATION OF CERTAIN ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIPS. (a) In this section, "athletic scholarship" means a scholarship, a grant, or similar financial assistance awarded to a student for a period of at least one academic year that is conditioned on the student's participation in intercollegiate athletics. (b) Subject to Subsection (c), an institution of higher education may not withdraw or revoke the athletic scholarship of a student athlete on the basis that the student athlete suffered an injury, illness, or disability, including a mental illness or disability, that renders the student athlete unable to participate in intercollegiate athletics, regardless of whether the injury, illness, or disability is temporary or permanent or resulted from the student athlete's participation in an athletic program at the institution. (c) An institution of higher education may withdraw or revoke the athletic scholarship of a student athlete who suffers an injury, illness, or disability described by Subsection (b) if the student athlete's injury, illness, or disability resulted from the student athlete's violation of the institution's student code of conduct. (d) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall adopt rules as necessary to implement and enforce this section. SECTION 2. Section 56.0093, Education Code, as added by this Act, applies beginning with athletic scholarships, grants, or similar financial assistance initially awarded to student athletes for the 2027-2028 academic 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, 2027.