HB 4234: Shofner’s bill putting the class average next to your grade

Caption

relating to a requirement that a student's postsecondary transcript include the average or median grade awarded in each class.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Average or median, on every transcript.

The bill requires every Texas public university to print, next to each grade on a student's transcript, the average or median grade given to the whole class. It touches public university students, registrars, and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, which must write the rules. Starting fall 2025, transcripts show how a student's grade compares to classmates, except for pass-fail classes, independent study, and classes with 10 or fewer graded students.

Labels

Labels: ACROSS THE AISLE. Joint authors: 1 Republican, 2 Democrats. Party as the Legislative Reference Library lists it for the 89th Legislature.GOT HALFWAY. Passed the House on May 13, 2025. Died in the Senate: never got out of the Education K-16 committee.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB4234 · 2025-03-10

SOLD BY

Rep. Joanne ShofnerRHouse 11

Rep. Suleman LalaniDHouse 76

Rep. Sheryl ColeDHouse 46

+ 5 coauthors

ITEM

relating to a requirement that a student's postsecondary transcript include the average or median grade awarded in each class.

WHAT IT DOES

Average or median, on every transcript.

The bill requires every Texas public university to print, next to each grade on a student's transcript, the average or median grade given to the whole class. It touches public university students, registrars, and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, which must write the rules. Starting fall 2025, transcripts show how a student's grade compares to classmates, except for pass-fail classes, independent study, and classes with 10 or fewer graded students.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 14, 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

Mar 10, 2025Filed
Mar 31, 2025Read first time
Mar 31, 2025Referred to Higher Education
Apr 15, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Apr 15, 2025Considered in public hearing
Apr 15, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
Apr 15, 2025Left pending in committee
Apr 22, 2025Considered in public hearing
Apr 22, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Apr 24, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
Apr 24, 2025Committee report distributed
Apr 25, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars
May 7, 2025Considered in Calendars
May 9, 2025Placed on General State Calendar
May 12, 2025Read 2nd time
May 12, 2025Passed to engrossment
May 12, 2025Record vote RV#2188
May 12, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 13, 2025Read 3rd time
May 13, 2025Passed
May 13, 2025Record vote RV#2260
May 13, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 13, 2025Reported engrossed
May 14, 2025Received from the House
May 19, 2025Read first time
May 19, 2025Referred to Education K-16

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 85 yea · 50 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · May 13, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Joanne Shofner

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$20KMontgomery Bennett$15,000Bill Patton$11,000

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 · Jul 3, 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.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$20,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$20,000.00

Cash: $20,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $20,000.00

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 · Jun 23, 2025 to Oct 8, 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: 101007132, 101027774, 101071421.

Montgomery Bennett$15,000.00

Bill Patton$11,000.00

Money

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

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Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$20,000.00

Cash: $20,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $20,000.00

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 · Jun 23, 2025 to Oct 8, 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: 101007132, 101027774, 101071421.

Votes2

House May 13, 2025

Yea: 85
Nay: 50
Present, not voting: 2
Absent: 9
Excused: 4

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 2260

HB 4234 was passed by (Record 2260): 85 Yeas, 50 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 85 (published)
Nay: 50 (published)
Present, not voting: 2 (published)
Absent: 9 (derived from named list)
Excused: 4 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

House May 12, 2025

Yea: 89
Nay: 39
Present, not voting: 2
Absent: 16
Excused: 4

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 2188

HB 4234 was passed to engrossment by (Record 2188): 89 Yeas, 39 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 89 (published)
Nay: 39 (published)
Present, not voting: 2 (published)
Absent: 16 (derived from named list)
Excused: 4 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Witnesses1

For: 1
Against: 0
On: 0

Names

For

Self; Texas public policy fdn.1 registration

Sources

1 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 14, 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 Mar 10, 2025

05/19/2025 S Referred to Education K-16

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report · Engrossed

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Coauthors

Caroline Harris DavilaRHouse 52

Janis HoltRHouse 18

Helen KerwinRHouse 58

Mike OlcottRHouse 60

Trey WhartonRHouse 12

House committee · Higher Education · Committee vote 10 aye, 0 nay, 1 absent · Out of committee

Senate committee · Education K-16 · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Education--Higher--General

Education--Higher--Institutions & Programs

HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD, TEXAS

Text

The text as introduced · 323 words

89R12669 CMO-F

By: Shofner
H.B. No. 4234

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to a requirement that a student's postsecondary transcript

include the average or median grade awarded in each class.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 51, Education Code, is

amended by adding Section 51.990 to read as follows:

Sec. 51.990. TRANSPARENCY IN STUDENT TRANSCRIPTS. (a) In

this section, "general academic teaching institution" has the

meaning assigned by Section 61.003.

(b) Each general academic teaching institution shall

include on a student's transcript, for each class attempted by the

student:

(1) the average grade awarded to all students in the

class; or

(2) for a class for which letter grades are awarded to

all students in the class, the median grade awarded.

(c) The institution shall place the average or median grade,

as applicable, immediately to the right of the student's individual

grade.

(d) This section does not apply to a class:

(1) offered to students solely on a pass-fail basis or

for independent study credit; or

(2) in which grades are reported for 10 students or

fewer.

(e) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall

adopt rules to administer this section.

SECTION 2. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

shall adopt the rules required by Section 51.990, Education Code,

as added by this Act, as soon as practicable after this Act takes

effect. For that purpose, the coordinating board may adopt the

initial rules in the manner provided by law for emergency rules.

SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies

beginning with the 2025 fall semester.

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives

a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as

provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this

Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this

Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

Verdict: No flags

The receipt

SOLD BY

ITEM

WHAT IT DOES

CHARGES

TOTAL

HISTORY

SIGNED FOR BY

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

House May 13, 2025

House May 12, 2025

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