Monitoring the SessionHB 715
Filed
Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · 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 public colleges and universities in Texas from awarding an associate or bachelor's degree unless the student has at least three semester credit hours in an economics course. That course must split its time equally between macroeconomics and microeconomics. The rule covers students who enroll in a degree program on or after January 1, 2028, and the law itself takes effect September 1, 2027.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 1183 (Died in committee) and 89R HB 526 (Died in committee). Checked against 88R and 89R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 89R HB 526 (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-HB715 · 2026-11-09
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 public colleges and universities in Texas from awarding an associate or bachelor's degree unless the student has at least three semester credit hours in an economics course. That course must split its time equally between macroeconomics and microeconomics. The rule covers students who enroll in a degree program on or after January 1, 2028, and the law itself takes effect September 1, 2027.
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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 · 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 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. 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
by Rep. Harrison, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Mar 3, 2025: 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, 89R bill history
Texas House · Filed Nov 9, 2026
11/09/2026 H Filed
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:36 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
The text as introduced · 171 words
By: Harrison H.B. No. 715 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, 2028. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.