SB 1400 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to a study on measurable outcomes for certain transfer students for performance tier funding under the public junior college state finance program.

SB 1400 requires the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to study whether to include transfer students who previously attended a four-year university in performance tier funding calculations for public junior colleges. The study must examine student backgrounds, service needs, academic success metrics, and cost impacts to determine if revising transfer requirements would be feasible and beneficial. The board must submit findings and recommendations to the legislature by December 1, 2026. This bill does not change current funding rules but sets a process for evaluating potential adjustments to support transfer student outcomes.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Feb 19, 2025 Signed Jun 20, 2025
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Engrossed Enrolled · 1 edit · Jun 20, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted from an 'Engrossed' draft to an 'Enrolled' final version, with no substantive policy changes. The core content regarding a study on student transfer outcomes for performance tier funding remains identical, including the study requirements, reporting deadline of December 1, 2026, and expiration date of September 1, 2027.
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Formatting and layout were updated to reflect the enrolled version, including proper bill numbering, removal of draft annotations, and addition of certification signatures from legislative officers.

Floor votes · House May 28, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
49
Key actions
14
Committee
10
Jun 20, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Jun 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
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May 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
House passage reported
upper
May 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
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May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
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May 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
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May 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
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May 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Higher Education
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May 14, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
May 12, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
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May 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
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May 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
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May 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
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May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
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Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Education K-16
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
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