---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to creating an electronic application system for state student financial assistance."
description: "Relating to creating an electronic application system for state student financial assistance."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "SB 1860"
citation: "Texas SB 1860 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education--Higher--Student Financial Aid (I0235)", "Electronic Information Systems (I0311)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Neave", "Powell"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 48
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-03-12"
last_action: "2021-05-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3f1cb939-92a3-44dc-9df4-773a5eb6ab27"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB01800_SB01899/SB 1860.xml"
source_hash: "93bdd8e661be1f6200519bf4d7794d213bd141bee9eece92de16ab86532112a4"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
---

# Texas SB 1860 (87) — Relating to creating an electronic application system for state student financial assistance.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01860I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01860E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01860H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01860S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01860F.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Neave — primary (person)
- Powell — primary (person)
- Zaffirini — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-03-12** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
- **2021-03-12** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-26** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-26** Referred to Higher Education `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-21** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-04-21** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-21** Left pending in committee
- **2021-04-21** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-22** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-22** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-04-22** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-04-26** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-04-28** Co-author authorized
- **2021-04-29** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-04-29** Laid before the Senate
- **2021-04-29** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
- **2021-04-29** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-29** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-04-29** Record vote
- **2021-04-29** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-29** Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-29** Record vote
- **2021-04-29** Reported engrossed
- **2021-04-29** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2021-05-03** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-05-03** Referred to Higher Education `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-07** Considered in formal meeting
- **2021-05-07** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-07** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-10** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-05-10** Committee report distributed
- **2021-05-11** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-11** Laid out in lieu of companion
- **2021-05-11** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-11** Passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-11** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-11** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-11** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-11** Record vote
- **2021-05-11** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-11** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-18** House passage reported
- **2021-05-18** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-19** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-19** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-30** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-30** Effective on 9/1/21 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3f1cb939-92a3-44dc-9df4-773a5eb6ab27`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).