HB 4347
bill on passing veteran tuition credit to a child
Died in committee
Verdict: No flags
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 the eligibility of children and other dependents of certain military personnel or veterans for tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
A spouse or guardian can assign the unused hours.
The bill changes the rules for passing Texas's veteran college tuition exemption to a veteran's child. After the death of a veteran or an eligible active-duty member, the unused credit hours can now be assigned to the child by the surviving spouse or by the child's conservator, guardian, custodian or other legal caretaker. The change applies starting with the 2025 fall semester.
Labels
Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 11, 2025 and referred to the House Higher Education committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-HB4347 · 2025-03-11
SOLD BY
+ 3 coauthors
ITEM
relating to the eligibility of children and other dependents of certain military personnel or veterans for tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education.
WHAT IT DOES
A spouse or guardian can assign the unused hours.
The bill changes the rules for passing Texas's veteran college tuition exemption to a veteran's child. After the death of a veteran or an eligible active-duty member, the unused credit hours can now be assigned to the child by the surviving spouse or by the child's conservator, guardian, custodian or other legal caretaker. The change applies starting with the 2025 fall semester.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Higher Education
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
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Donors
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.
TeamSources
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.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
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.
TeamSources
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.
Votes
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
Fiscal
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
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 11, 2025
04/01/2025 H Referred to Higher Education: Apr 1 2025 12:28PM
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
Subjects
Education--Higher--Student Fees
Education--Higher--Student Financial Aid
Education--Higher--Tuition
Military & Veterans
VETERANS COMMISSION, TEXAS
Text
The text as introduced · 385 words
89R16694 AND-D By: Shofner H.B. No. 4347 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the eligibility of children and other dependents of certain military personnel or veterans for tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 54.341(k), Education Code, is amended to read as follows: (k) The Texas Veterans Commission by rule shall prescribe procedures to allow: (1) a person who becomes eligible for an exemption provided by Subsection (a) , or an active member of the armed forces of the United States who would otherwise be eligible for an exemption provided by Subsection (a) but for the requirement to have been honorably discharged, to waive the person's right to any unused portion of the number of cumulative credit hours for which the person could receive the exemption and assign the exemption for the unused portion of those credit hours to a child of the person; and (2) following the death of a person who becomes eligible for an exemption provided by Subsection (a), or an active member of the armed forces of the United States who would otherwise be eligible for an exemption provided by Subsection (a) but for the requirement to have been honorably discharged, the assignment of the exemption for the unused portion of the credit hours to a child of the person, to be made by the person's spouse or by the conservator, guardian, custodian, or other legally designated caretaker of the child, if the child does not otherwise qualify for an exemption under Subsection (b). SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act to Section 54.341, Education Code, applies beginning with tuition and fees charged for the 2025 fall semester. Tuition and fees charged for a term or semester before the 2025 fall semester are covered by the law in effect immediately before the effective date of this Act, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. SECTION 3. 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.