HB 3434

Tinderholt Tuition Bill Also Repeals A Whole Financial Aid Subchapter

Did not pass

Verdict: Smells

SmellsInitial review

Rep. Tony TinderholtRHouse 94

Why it's charged

Caption mismatch

THE TEXT

“Subchapter B, Chapter 56, Education Code, is repealed.”

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The caption describes a ban on set-asides, but the body also wipes out a whole subchapter of the financial aid chapter without saying what that subchapter contains. The text does not show whether the repealed subchapter covers more than the set-aside.

Caption mismatch

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

Caption

relating to prohibiting public institutions of higher education from setting aside a portion of designated tuition for student financial assistance.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Caption: no set-asides. Bill: also wipes out Subchapter B, Chapter 56, contents never stated.

The bill bars Texas public colleges and universities from setting aside any part of the designated tuition paid by resident students to fund financial aid for other students. It also repeals an entire subchapter of the Education Code's student financial assistance chapter. Starting with the 2026 spring semester, resident students' designated tuition can no longer be skimmed into campus aid pools.

Labels

Labels: STALLED AFTER COMMITTEE. Voted out of the House Higher Education committee 6-4 on Apr 29, 2025. Placed on the General State Calendar on May 13, 2025. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB3434 · 2025-02-26

SOLD BY

Rep. Tony TinderholtRHouse 94

ITEM

relating to prohibiting public institutions of higher education from setting aside a portion of designated tuition for student financial assistance.

WHAT IT DOES

Caption: no set-asides. Bill: also wipes out Subchapter B, Chapter 56, contents never stated.

CHARGES

[x] CAPTION MISMATCHanalysis confidence 35%

THE TEXT

“Subchapter B, Chapter 56, Education Code, is repealed.”

Bill text, introduced version (I)

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 21, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

Feb 26, 2025Filed
Mar 21, 2025Read first time
Mar 21, 2025Referred to Higher Education
Apr 22, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Apr 22, 2025Considered in public hearing
Apr 22, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
Apr 22, 2025Left pending in committee
Apr 29, 2025Considered in public hearing
Apr 29, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
May 2, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
May 2, 2025Committee report distributed
May 5, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars
May 11, 2025Considered in Calendars
May 13, 2025Placed on General State Calendar

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

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THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Tony Tinderholt

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$50K Texans For Conservative Leadership$35K Texans United for Conservative Majority PAC$14K

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Oct 28, 2024 to Jan 12, 2025. 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.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$50,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$50,000.00

Cash: $50,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $50,000.00

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.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Oct 29, 2024. 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: 100985343.

Texans For Conservative Leadership$35,000.00

Texans For Conservative Leadership

$35,000.00

Cash: $35,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $35,000.00

Also funds 5 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Aug 27, 2024 to Mar 31, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 28, 2024 to Oct 31, 2024. 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: 100985343.

Texans United for Conservative Majority PAC$13,812.00

Texans United for Conservative Majority PAC

$13,812.00

Cash: $0.00
Paid by others: $13,812.00
Total: $13,812.00

polling $13,812.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · on Oct 28, 2024. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Oct 28, 2024. 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: 100985343.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$50,000.00

Cash: $50,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $50,000.00

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.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Oct 29, 2024. 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: 100985343.

Texans For Conservative Leadership

$35,000.00

Cash: $35,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $35,000.00

Also funds 5 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Aug 27, 2024 to Mar 31, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 28, 2024 to Oct 31, 2024. 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: 100985343.

Texans United for Conservative Majority PAC

$13,812.00

Cash: $0.00
Paid by others: $13,812.00
Total: $13,812.00

polling $13,812.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · on Oct 28, 2024. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Oct 28, 2024. 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: 100985343.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Witnesses18

For: 4
Against: 12
On: 2

Names

For

Self1 registration
Self; Texans for Fiscal Responsibility1 registration
Self; Texas Coalition of Veterans Organizations1 registration
Self; Texas Eagle Forum1 registration

Against

DFER TX1 registration
IDRA (Intercultural Development Research Association)1 registration
Self9 registrations
Texas AFT-AAUP1 registration

On

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board1 registration
Texas higher education coordinating board1 registration

Sources

18 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

House witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 21, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Feb 26, 2025

05/13/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:19 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Higher Education · Committee vote 6 aye, 4 nay, 1 absent · Out of committee

Subjects

Education--Higher--Institutions & Programs

Education--Higher--Student Financial Aid

Education--Higher--Tuition

Text

The text as introduced · 193 words

89R15275 CXP-D

By: Tinderholt
H.B. No. 3434

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to prohibiting public institutions of higher education

from setting aside a portion of designated tuition for student

financial assistance.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 56, Education Code, is

amended by adding Section 56.0093 to read as follows:

Sec. 56.0093. DESIGNATED TUITION SET-ASIDE FOR STUDENT

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROHIBITED. An institution of higher

education may not cause to be set aside any amount of tuition

charged to a resident student under Section 54.0513 to provide

financial assistance for students enrolled in the institution under

this chapter or other law.

SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 56, Education Code, is

repealed.

SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply

beginning with tuition charged for the 2026 spring semester.

Tuition charged for any semester or other academic term before the

2026 spring semester is covered by the applicable law as it existed

before the effective date of this Act, and the former law is

continued in effect for that purpose.

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.