A new bill authored by State Rep. Armando Walle in the Texas House seeks to regulate how student athletes at certain Texas institutions can earn money and obtain professional representation, according to the Texas Legislature website.
The bill on Property Interests category, introduced as HB 126 during the 89(1) legislative session on Friday, July 18, was formally listed with the short title: ’Relating to a landlord’s liability to a tenant for a casualty loss to residential rental premises caused by the landlord’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
In essence, this bill amends the Education Code to regulate the compensation and professional representation of student athletes at certain institutions of higher education in Texas. It prohibits these institutions from preventing athletes from earning money from their name, image, or likeness when not engaged in official team activities and from obtaining professional representation for related legal matters. It requires athletes to disclose proposed contracts to their institution and restricts them from conflicts with team, institutional, or athletic department policies, or endorsing certain products and services. It clarifies that athletes are not employees of their institutions and sets boundaries on the use of institutional facilities and trademarks. Existing regulations are repealed in favor of these amendments, effective immediately upon approval by the legislature or by Sept. 1, 2025, if not immediately enacted.
Armando Walle, the chair of the House Committee on Appropriations – S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII, proposed no other bills during the 89(1) legislative session. He is also a member of the House Committee on Appropriations and a member of the House Committee on Licensing & Administrative Procedures.
Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.
You can read more about the bills and other measures here.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| HB 5388 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to operating agreements between holders of a distiller’s and rectifier’s permit and nonresident seller’s permit |
| HB 5380 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to park land dedication requirements for subdivisions by counties; authorizing a fee |
| HB 5291 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to reporting and planning requirements to reduce the occurrence of sexual assault near the campuses of public institutions of higher education |
| HB 5290 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the transfer of certain state property from the Texas Department of Transportation to the University of Houston |
| HB 4839 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to the development, promotion, and funding of certain recycling projects |
| HB 4482 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to corrective action plans for certain emissions events |
| HB 4480 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to the authority of certain health care facilities to cooperate with officers engaged in immigration-related duties |
| HB 4024 | 03/07/2025 | Relating to the establishment of the child care scholarship fund |
| HB 3989 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to the establishment of the supporting life pilot program as part of the Thriving Texas Families Program |
| HB 3982 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to requiring certain employers to provide heat safety training and protections to employees; providing an administrative penalty |
| HB 3696 | 03/04/2025 | Relating to the provision by railroad companies of hazardous material incident training to certain fire and emergency medical personnel and peace officers |
| HB 3648 | 03/03/2025 | Relating to local control of the employment matters of sheriff’s department employees in certain counties |
| HB 3463 | 02/27/2025 | Relating to the prosecution of the offense of theft of service |
| HB 3043 | 02/19/2025 | Relating to the persons entitled to request a public hearing from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality related to the construction of a concrete plant |
| HB 3012 | 02/19/2025 | Relating to the fee for a driving safety course |
| HB 2578 | 02/07/2025 | Relating to landlord and tenant dispute information reported by courts and published on a publicly accessible Internet website |
| HB 2573 | 02/07/2025 | Relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement of doula services |
| HB 2344 | 02/03/2025 | Relating to requiring the provision of certain information to the Texas Education Agency by a public or private school |
| HB 2271 | 01/30/2025 | Relating to collecting and sharing capacity and enrollment information for certain day-care centers |
| HB 2214 | 01/29/2025 | Relating to notice requirements for a leased dwelling located in a floodplain |
| HB 2117 | 01/27/2025 | Relating to the duties of the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee |
| HB 1918 | 01/16/2025 | Relating to Class A water and sewer utility rate increases |
| HB 1846 | 01/14/2025 | Relating to the establishment of the Electric Truck Advisory Council |
| HB 1768 | 01/08/2025 | Relating to the construction of certain concrete plants under a standard permit |
| HB 1513 | 12/04/2024 | Relating to the location and operation of certain concrete batch plants |
| HB 1499 | 12/03/2024 | Relating to the creation of an environmental product declaration grant program for certain manufacturers of ready-mixed concrete |
| HB 1498 | 12/03/2024 | Relating to the monitoring of emissions from certain concrete plants |
| HB 932 | 11/12/2024 | Relating to the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact; authorizing fees |
| HB 798 | 11/12/2024 | Relating to certain rights and duties of residential tenants and landlords; increasing the amount of civil penalties |
| HB 777 | 11/12/2024 | Relating to the places a public employer may provide for employees to express breast milk |
| HB 757 | 11/12/2024 | Relating to the Medicaid eligibility of certain women following a pregnancy |
| HB 740 | 11/12/2024 | Relating to the eligibility of certain students enrolled in a postsecondary educational institution for supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits |
| HB 731 | 11/12/2024 | Relating to certain duties of the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee |
| HB 714 | 11/12/2024 | Relating to the establishment and implementation by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs of the Texas Tenant Readiness and Landlord Incentive Pilot Program |
| HB 697 | 11/12/2024 | Relating to the applicability of prohibitions on municipal or county regulations on the rental or leasing of housing accommodations |
| HB 678 | 11/12/2024 | Relating to the inclusion of the National Sexual Assault Hotline on certain student identification cards issued by a public institution of higher education |
| HB 660 | 11/12/2024 | Relating to employee caseload limit goals for child and adult protective services and child-care licensing services and call processing goals for certain of those services |
| HB 636 | 11/12/2024 | Relating to the implementation of a statewide homeless data sharing network to share real-time data on homelessness |
| HB 618 | 11/12/2024 | Relating to health benefit plan coverage of certain in vitro fertilization procedures for certain governmental employees and retirees |
| HB 573 | 11/12/2024 | Relating to a request by a member of the legislature for an unannounced inspection of a permanent concrete batch plant by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality |
| HB 537 | 11/12/2024 | Relating to the authority of certain counties to regulate noise levels in residential areas; creating a criminal offense |
| HB 480 | 11/12/2024 | Relating to required provision of workers’ compensation insurance coverage for employees of building and construction contractors and subcontractors |
| HB 314 | 11/12/2024 | Relating to eligibility for supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits |
| HB 252 | 11/12/2024 | Relating to the payment of employment compensation by certain state agencies |
| HB 193 | 11/12/2024 | Relating to the minimum wage |
