HB3062

HB3062 requires Texas public higher-education institutions to provide entering undergraduates with research-based instruction on fentanyl prevention and drug-poisoning awareness. Instruction must be provided as soon as practicable during the student’s first semester or term at the institution. The requirement starts with students initially enrolling for fall 2026. It is not a recurring annual course requirement for every student. Final law.

The instruction must cover suicide prevention; prevention of fentanyl abuse and addiction; local campus and community resources and how to access them; and health education about substance use and abuse, including among young adults. The act does not prescribe a particular vendor, number of instructional hours or college-credit course.

Instruction may be online. Permitted providers include public or private higher-education institutions, libraries, community-service organizations, religious organizations, local public-health agencies and organizations employing mental-health professionals, including their employees or agents. Private institutions are listed as possible providers; the duty to provide instruction is imposed on public institutions, including public colleges and universities within the referenced definition. Institution definitions.

The governor signed the law June 20, 2025, and it took effect that day after receiving the necessary votes. That legal effective date is separate from the fall 2026 student-cohort start date. Official history.