republic-os/legislation/us/states/tx/88/hb-2804.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to use of the name, image, or likeness of a student athlete participating in an intercollegiate athletic program at an institution of higher education."
description: "Relating to use of the name, image, or likeness of a student athlete participating in an intercollegiate athletic program at an institution of higher education."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "88"
identifier: "HB 2804"
citation: "Texas HB 2804 (88)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Business & Commerce--Copyright", "Patents", "& Trademarks (I0004)", "Business & Commerce--General (I0050)", "Education--Higher--Athletics (I0256)", "Education--Higher--Institutions & Programs (I0223)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Creighton", "Geren", "Kuempel", "Lambert"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 54
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-02-24"
last_action: "2023-06-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f8c6448c-79f7-41be-b8f4-043428b1789c"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/house_bills/HB02800_HB02899/HB 2804.xml"
source_hash: "bff6a2d1d586b19ba1b2c70c459a9b16f882d59ea48bdf753f042b307e6cc293"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
---

# Texas HB 2804 (88) — Relating to use of the name, image, or likeness of a student athlete participating in an intercollegiate athletic program at an institution of higher education.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB02804I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB02804E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB02804H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB02804S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB02804F.HTM)

## Votes

- Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 2804 be placed on its third reading and final passage. — **26–5** (pass) · upper
- passage — **146–0** (pass) · lower
- passage — **23–7** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Creighton — primary (person)
- Geren — primary (person)
- Kuempel — primary (person)
- Lambert — primary (person)
- West — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-02-24** Filed `filing`
- **2023-03-14** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-14** Referred to Higher Education `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-27** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-03-27** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
- **2023-03-27** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2023-03-27** Left pending in committee
- **2023-04-05** Considered in formal meeting
- **2023-04-05** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
- **2023-04-05** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-12** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2023-04-12** Committee report distributed
- **2023-04-13** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2023-04-19** Considered in Calendars
- **2023-04-24** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2023-04-24** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-24** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-24** Passed to engrossment as amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-25** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-04-25** Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-25** Record vote
- **2023-04-25** Reported engrossed
- **2023-04-26** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2023-05-02** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-05-02** Referred to s/c on Higher Education by Pres `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-08** Considered by subcommittee
- **2023-05-08** Reported from s/c with no recommendation
- **2023-05-10** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2023-05-10** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2023-05-10** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-05-10** Testimony taken in committee
- **2023-05-10** Left pending in committee
- **2023-05-11** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-05-11** Vote taken in committee
- **2023-05-12** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-12** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2023-05-15** Corrected comm. report printed & distributed
- **2023-05-16** Placed on intent calendar
- **2023-05-17** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2023-05-17** Record vote
- **2023-05-17** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-17** Record vote
- **2023-05-17** Three day rule suspended
- **2023-05-17** Record vote
- **2023-05-17** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-05-17** Passed `passage`
- **2023-05-17** Record vote
- **2023-05-18** Senate passage reported `passage`
- **2023-05-19** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-05-22** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2023-05-23** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2023-05-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-10** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-10** Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f8c6448c-79f7-41be-b8f4-043428b1789c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).