HB 4234 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

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

HB 4234 requires Texas public colleges and universities to add the average or median grade for each class directly next to a student's individual grade on their transcript. It applies to letter-graded classes with more than 10 students, excluding pass/fail courses and very small classes. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board will create rules to implement this transparency requirement, effective starting the 2025 fall semester. The bill aims to provide students with clear data on how their grades compare to class performance.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 31, 2025 Last action May 19, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Engrossed · 3 edits · May 13, 2025
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from a draft version to an official engrossed version, with no substantive policy changes to the legislation itself. The core requirements for including average or median grades on student transcripts remain unchanged.
Scope change
No change to scope or applicability of the bill
TECHNICAL

Removed draft annotations, page numbers, and formatting markers from the original version

Added official bill header information including bill number, sponsor names, and version designation

Reorganized text layout and spacing to match final legislative formatting standards

Floor votes · House May 12, 2025

How they voted

8838
Passed · 19 other
Total votes 145
May 12, 2025
D Democratic59
29 Yea 20 Nay 10
49% Yea
R Republican86
59 Yea 18 Nay 9
68% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
7
Committee
7
May 19, 2025
Committee
Referred to Education K-16
upper
May 19, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 14, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Committee
Referred to Higher Education
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
3 primary · 5 co-sponsors

Sponsors