HB 1211 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain students who were under the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

HB 1211 creates a tuition and fee exemption for students who were under the conservatorship of Texas' Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) at specific points in their lives. It applies to former foster youth who were under DFPS conservatorship on their 18th birthday, during high school graduation, or on the day of adoption (after Sept. 1, 2009), and who enroll in a public Texas college as undergraduates or in dual credit courses by their 25th birthday. The exemption covers tuition and fees charged by public institutions of higher education, including dual credit courses. This policy takes effect September 1, 2025, for the 2025 fall semester.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced Mar 10, 2025 Signed Jun 20, 2025

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What changed between versions

Engrossed → Enrolled · 3 edits · Jun 20, 2025

MINOR

This bill was converted from its 'Engrossed' version to the final 'Enrolled' version ready for the Governor's signature. The substantive policy content remains the same, but the formatting was cleaned up to remove draft markings, and the certification section was added with final vote counts and signatures from legislative leaders.

Scope change

No change to the bill's scope or applicability; this is a procedural conversion to the final enrolled version.

TECHNICAL

Removed draft formatting markers and placeholder text that were present in the engrossed version.

Added certification signatures and final vote counts from the House and Senate to confirm passage.

Corrected the age threshold in eligibility criteria from 25th birthday to 27th birthday in the enrolled version.

Floor votes · Senate May 27, 2025 · House Apr 30, 2025

How they voted

26–4

Passed

Total votes 30

May 27, 2025

D Democratic10

10 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican20

16 Yea 4 Nay

80% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jun 20, 2025

Signed into law

Signed by the Governor

executive

Jun 1, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed in the Senate

upper

May 31, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed in the House

lower

May 29, 2025

Introduced

House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported

upper

May 29, 2025

Introduced

Text of Senate Amendment(s)

lower

May 29, 2025

Introduced

House concurs in Senate amendment(s)

lower

May 28, 2025

Introduced

Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

lower

May 28, 2025

Introduced

Senate Amendments distributed

lower

May 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Senate passage as amended reported

lower

May 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed

upper

May 26, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee report printed and distributed

upper

May 26, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably as substituted

upper

May 26, 2025

Upper · Passed

Vote taken in committee

upper

May 22, 2025

Upper · Passed

Left pending in committee

upper

May 22, 2025

Upper · Passed

Testimony taken in committee

upper

May 5, 2025

Committee

Referred to Education K-16

upper

May 5, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

upper

Apr 30, 2025

Introduced

Received from the House

upper

Apr 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed

lower

Apr 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed to engrossment

lower

Apr 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report sent to Calendars

lower

Apr 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report distributed

lower

Apr 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Left pending in committee

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

lower

Mar 10, 2025

Committee

Referred to Higher Education

lower

Mar 10, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

lower

6 primary · 12 co-sponsors