Monitoring the SessionHB 1213
Died in committee
Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade
relating to the issuance of a transcript by a postsecondary educational institution to a student who is in default on certain student loans.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Same transcript, same fee, default or not.
The bill bars Texas colleges and universities, public and private, from refusing to issue a transcript to a current or former student solely because that student is in default on a student loan run by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. It also requires that any transcript fee be the same for students in default as for everyone else. Starting September 1, 2025, borrowers behind on state-administered loans can get their transcripts on the same terms as other students.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 1044 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 1044 (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Nov 12, 2024 and referred to the House Higher Education committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-HB1213 · 2024-11-12
relating to the issuance of a transcript by a postsecondary educational institution to a student who is in default on certain student loans.
Same transcript, same fee, default or not.
The bill bars Texas colleges and universities, public and private, from refusing to issue a transcript to a current or former student solely because that student is in default on a student loan run by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. It also requires that any transcript fee be the same for students in default as for everyone else. Starting September 1, 2025, borrowers behind on state-administered loans can get their transcripts on the same terms as other students.
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No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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Derived itemized flow · Jul 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.
$1,485,555.60
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 2, 2026 to Oct 19, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · Oct 2, 2026 to Oct 19, 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: 101073400.
$1,000,000.00
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Derived recipient stock · on Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · on Oct 15, 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: 101073400.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$1,485,555.60
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 2, 2026 to Oct 19, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · Oct 2, 2026 to Oct 19, 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: 101073400.
$1,000,000.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · on Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · on Oct 15, 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: 101073400.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.
by Rep. Hinojosa, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Mar 2, 2023: Referred to Higher Education
Relating to the issuance of a transcript by a postsecondary educational institution to a student who is in default on certain student loans.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas House · Filed Nov 12, 2024
03/10/2025 H Referred to Higher Education: Mar 10 2025 2:24PM
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
House committee · Higher Education · Final status: Died in committee
Education--Higher--General
Education--Higher--Student Fees
STUDENT LOANS
HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD, TEXAS
The text as introduced · 197 words
By: Hinojosa H.B. No. 1213 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the issuance of a transcript by a postsecondary educational institution to a student who is in default on certain student loans. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 51.9715, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsections (c), (d), and (e) to read as follows: (c) A postsecondary educational institution may not refuse to issue a transcript to a current or former student based solely on the student's default on a student loan administered by the coordinating board. (d) If a postsecondary educational institution charges a fee in connection with the issuance of a transcript under this section, the amount of the fee must be the same for each student regardless of whether the student is in default on a student loan administered by the coordinating board. (e) In this section: (1) "Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. (2) "Postsecondary educational institution" includes an institution of higher education and a private or independent institution of higher education as those terms are defined by Section 61.003. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.