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TX SB1892

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/4/2025

Primary Sponsor

Tan Parker

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Origin

Senate

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Provides a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for death benefit annuities paid to surviving spouses or guardians of minor children of state law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty (occupational death)

  • Sets the COLA at 7% for annuities where the member's death occurred on or before August 31, 2014, and 4% for deaths occurring after that date but before September 1, 2025

  • Requires annuitants to have been receiving death benefit payments under ERS in December 2025 and be living when the adjustment takes effect in January 2026

  • Excludes benefits based on service credited in the elected class from the adjustment

  • Takes effect immediately with a two-thirds legislative vote, otherwise September 1, 2025, with adjusted payments beginning January 2026

Legislative Description

Relating to providing a cost-of-living adjustment applicable to certain benefits paid by the Employees Retirement System of Texas.

Retirement Systems

Last Action

Referred to Finance

3/17/2025

Committee Referrals

Finance3/17/2025

Full Bill Text

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