PENSION BILLS

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State Pension Review Board

HB 43

Flynn, Dan(R) Relating to the public retirement systems of

certain municipalities.

Track Name(s): HFRRF, Houston Municipal, Houston Police

Bill History: 11-14-16 H Filed 02-13-17 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Pensions

HB 89

King, Phil(R) Relating to state contracts with and investments in companies that boycott Israel.

Companions: SB 29 Creighton, Brandon (Identical)

2-27-17 S Introduced and referred to

committee on Senate Business and Commerce

SB 134

Creighton, Brandon (Identical)

1-25-17 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Business and

Commerce

Track Name(s): Investment Prohibitions

Bill History: 11-14-16 H Filed

HB 248

Hernandez, Ana(D) Relating to a cost-of-living increase applicable to benefits paid by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

Companions:

HB 45 Martinez, Armando

(Refiled

from 84R Session)

HB 1149 Hernandez, Ana

(Refiled from 84R Session)

Track Name(s): TRS

Bill History: 11-14-16 H Filed 02-13-17 H Introduced and referred to

committee on House Pensions

HB 265

Hernandez, Ana(D) Relating to the composition of the board of trustees of the Employees Retirement System of Texas.

Companions: SB 935 Hughes, Bryan (F) (Identical)

3- 1-17 S Introduced and referred to

committee on Senate State Affairs

Track Name(s): ERS

Bill History: 11-14-16 H Filed 02-13-17 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Pensions

HB 397

Allen, Alma(D) Relating to benefits paid by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

Track Name(s): TRS

Bill History: 11-17-16 H Filed 02-16-17 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Pensions

HB 398

Allen, Alma(D) Relating to certain benefits paid by the Employees Retirement System of Texas.

Companions:

HB 701 Allen, Alma

(Refiled

from 84R Session)

Track Name(s): ERS

Bill History: 11-17-16 H Filed 02-16-17 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Pensions

HB 422

Fallon, Pat(R) Relating to the eligibility for service

retirement annuities from the Employees Retirement System of Texas of certain elected officials convicted of certain offenses.

Companions: SB 68 Zaffirini, Judith (Identical)

1-24-17 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate State Affairs

Track Name(s): ERS

Bill History: 11-21-16 H Filed

02-20-17 H Introduced and referred to committee on House General Investigating and Ethics

HB 440

Martinez, Armando(D) Relating to a cost-of-living increase applicable

to benefits paid by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

Track Name(s): TRS

Bill History: 11-22-16 H Filed 02-16-17 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Pensions

HB 500

Geren, Charlie(R) Relating to the effect of certain felony convictions of public elected officers.

Companions: HB

1273

Geren, Charlie (Identical)

2-23-17 H Introduced and referred to committee on House General Investigating and Ethics

SB 500 Taylor, Van (Identical) 2- 9-17 H Received in the House

Track Name(s): Elected State Officials

Bill History: 01-25-17 H Filed

02-16-17 H Introduced and referred to

committee on House General Investigating and Ethics 03-09-17 H Meeting set for 10:30 A.M. or Adj., E1.010 - House General Investigating and Ethics

HB 632

Fallon, Pat(R) Relating to the maximum service retirement annuity for members of public retirement systems.

Track Name(s): PERS

Bill History: 12-16-16 H Filed 02-22-17 H Introduced and referred to

committee on House Pensions

HB 737

Shaheen, Matt(R) Relating to the board of trustees of the Texas County and District Retirement System.

Track Name(s): TCDRS

Bill History: 12-27-16 H Filed

02-20-17 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Pensions

HB 1014

Alonzo, Roberto(D) Relating to the composition of the board of trustees of the Employees Retirement System

of Texas.

Track Name(s): ERS

Bill History: 01-12-17 H Filed

HB 1119

Fallon, Pat(R) Relating to the standard service retirement annuity for certain members of the elected class of the Employees Retirement System of Texas.

Companions:

HB 3461 Fallon, Pat

(Refiled

from 84R Session)

HB 3699 Simpson, David

(Refiled from 84R

Session)

Track Name(s): ERS

Bill History: 01-18-17 H Filed

02-22-17 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Pensions

HB 1143

Davis, Sarah(R) Relating to investment prohibitions and divestment requirements for certain investments of public money.

Companions: SB

253

Taylor, Van (Identical)

1-30-17 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Business and Commerce

Track Name(s): ERS, Investment Prohibitions, TRS

Bill History: 01-19-17 H Filed

HB 1163

Alonzo, Roberto(D) Relating to eligibility for membership and funding of benefits for certain law enforcement, custodial, and other peace officers.

Track Name(s): PERS

Bill History: 01-19-17 H Filed

02-21-17 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Pensions

HB 1273

Geren, Charlie(R) Relating to the effect of certain felony convictions of public elected officers.

Companions: HB

500

Geren, Charlie (Identical)

3- 9-17 H Meeting set for 10:30 A.M. or Adj., E1.010, House General Investigating and Ethics

SB 500

Taylor, Van (Identical)

2- 9-17 H Received in the House

Track Name(s): Elected State Officials

Bill History: 01-25-17 H Filed

02-23-17 H Introduced and referred to committee on House General Investigating and Ethics

HB 1283

Geren, Charlie(R) Relating to the ethics of public officers and related requirements.

Companions: SB 14 Taylor, Van (Identical) 2- 8-17 H Received in the House

Track Name(s): Elected State Officials

Bill History: 01-25-17 H Filed

HB 1416

Stephenson, Phil(R) Relating to authorizing public retirement systems to study the cost-effectiveness and feasibility of implementing certain pension

revenue enhancement strategies.

Track Name(s): PERS

Bill History: 02-01-17 H Filed 02-28-17 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Pensions

HB 1502

Murphy, Jim(R) Relating to certain local public retirement

systems.

Track Name(s): Municipal

Bill History: 02-02-17 H Filed

HB 1746

Meyer, Morgan(R) Relating to the eligibility for service retirement annuities from a public retirement system of public officers or employees convicted of certain offenses.

Companions:

HB 1538 Meyer, Morgan (F)

(Refiled

from 84R Session)

SB 110 Taylor, Van (F)

(Refiled from 84R

Session)

Track Name(s): PERS

Bill History: 02-10-17 H Filed

HB 1902

Sanford, Scott(R) Relating to prohibiting the investment of

certain retirement system funds in publicly traded business entities that donate to Planned Parenthood.

Track Name(s): ERS, Pension Review Board, TRS

Bill History: 02-14-17 H Filed

HB 1906

Anderson, Rodney(R) Relating to retirement benefits for certain

peace officers who are members of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, including the creation of a peace officer supplemental retirement fund.

Companions:

HB 2933 Anderson, Rodney

(Refiled

from 84R Session)

Track Name(s): TRS

Bill History: 02-15-17 H Filed

HB 1907

Anderson, Rodney(R) Relating to retirement benefits for certain peace officers who are members of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

Track Name(s): TRS

Bill History: 02-15-17 H Filed

HB 2218

Alonzo, Roberto(D) Relating to the eligibility for custodial officer service in the Employees Retirement System of Texas of juvenile justice officers employed by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.

Track Name(s): ERS

Bill History: 02-21-17 H Filed

HB 2289

Rinaldi, Matt(R) Relating to the eligibility for service retirement annuities from the Employees Retirement System of Texas or the Teacher Retirement System of Texas of certain employees convicted of certain offenses.

Companions: SB 652 Taylor, Van (Identical)

2-14-17 S Introduced and referred to

committee on Senate State Affairs

Track Name(s): ERS, TRS

Bill History: 02-22-17 H Filed

HB 2353

King, Tracy(D) Relating to the composition of the State Pension Review Board.

Track Name(s): Pension Review Board

Bill History: 02-23-17 H Filed

HB 2414

Fallon, Pat(R) Relating to the nonconfidential status of

certain state pension information.

Companions: HB 1698

Capriglione, Giovanni (Refiled from 84R Session)

SB 115 Taylor, Van (F) (Refiled from 84R Session)

SB 930 Taylor, Van (Identical)

3- 1-17 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Business and Commerce

Track Name(s): Elected State Officials

Bill History: 02-24-17 H Filed

HB 2434

Flynn, Dan(R) Relating to requiring certain public retirement systems to adopt a funding plan to achieve actuarial soundness.

Track Name(s): PERS

Bill History: 02-27-17 H Filed

HB 2459

Flynn, Dan(R) Relating to the operations and functions of the Employees Retirement System of Texas and the sunset review date for, financial management of, and programs administered by the agency.

Companions: SB 301

Watson, Kirk (Identical)

2-27-17 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate State Affairs

Track Name(s): ERS

Bill History: 02-27-17 H Filed

HB 2810

Munoz, Sergio(D) Relating to the inclusion of overtime pay in the computation of benefits for members of the Employees Retirement System of Texas.

Track Name(s): ERS

Bill History: 03-03-17 H Filed

HB 2850

Springer, Drew(R) Relating to the repeal of certain obsolete laws

governing state pensions and other similar benefits.

Track Name(s): PERS

Bill History: 03-03-17 H Filed

HJR 85

Flynn, Dan(R) Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the use of state funds to pay for the obligations of a local public retirement system.

Companions: SJR 43 Huffman, Joan (Identical) 2-27-17 S Filed

Track Name(s): PERS

Bill History: 02-27-17 H Filed

SB 14

Taylor, Van(R) Relating to the ethics of public officers and related requirements; creating criminal offenses.

Companions: HB 1283 Geren, Charlie (Identical) 1-25-17 H Filed

Track Name(s): Elected State Officials

Bill History: 01-25-17 S Filed 01-25-17 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate State Affairs 02-01-17 S Meeting set for 8:00 A.M., Senate Chamber - Senate State Affairs 02-01-17 S Committee action pending Senate

State Affairs

02-02-17 S Reported favorably from committee on Senate State Affairs 02-06-17 S First placement on Senate Intent Calendar for 02-07-17 S Placed on the Senate Calendar for 02-07-17 S Laid out for consideration in the

Senate at 10:55am 02-07-17 S 11 Floor amendment(s) adopted 02-07-17 S Passed (Vote: Y: 31/N: 0) 02-08-17 H Received in the House

SB 29

Creighton, Brandon(R) Relating to state contracts with and investments in companies that boycott Israel.

Companions: HB 89 King, Phil (Identical) 11-14-16 H Filed SB

134

Creighton, Brandon (Identical)

1-25-17 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Business and Commerce

Track Name(s): ERS, Investment Prohibitions, TCDRS, TMRS, TRS

Bill History: 02-22-17 S Filed 02-27-17 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Business and Commerce

SB 45

Zaffirini, Judith(D) Relating to the service retirement annuity for certain members of the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two who resume service.

Track Name(s): JRS2

Bill History: 11-14-16 S Filed 01-24-17 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate State Affairs

SB 68

Zaffirini, Judith(D) Relating to the eligibility for service retirement annuities from the Employees Retirement System of Texas of certain elected officials convicted of certain offenses.

Companions: HB

422

Fallon, Pat (Identical)

2-20-17 H Introduced and referred to committee on House General Investigating and Ethics

Track Name(s): ERS

Bill History: 11-14-16 S Filed 01-24-17 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate State Affairs

SB 134

Creighton, Brandon(R) Relating to state contracts with and investments in companies that boycott Israel.

Companions: HB

89

King, Phil (Identical)

11-14-16 H Filed SB 29 Creighton, Brandon (Identical)

2-27-17 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Business and Commerce

Track Name(s): Investment Prohibitions

Bill History: 11-14-16 S Filed

01-25-17 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Business and Commerce

SB 151

Bettencourt, Paul(R) Relating to voter approval of obligations for certain municipal liabilities to a public pension

fund.

Track Name(s): Local Gov't, Municipal

Bill History: 11-14-16 S Filed 01-25-17 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate State Affairs

SB 152

Bettencourt, Paul(R) Relating to municipal control of certain public retirement systems established for the benefit of municipal employees.

Companions:

SB 1994 Bettencourt, Paul (F)

(Refiled

from 84R Session)

Track Name(s): Municipal

Bill History: 11-14-16 S Filed 01-25-17 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate State Affairs

SB 217

Menendez, Jose(D) Relating to a supplemental payment for

retirees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas and the unfunded actuarial liabilities allowed under that system.

Track Name(s): TRS

Bill History: 11-14-16 S Filed

01-25-17 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate State Affairs

SB 218

Menendez, Jose(D) Relating to a cost-of-living adjustment applicable to certain benefits paid by the

Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

Companions:

HB 3259 Herrero, Abel

(Refiled from

84R

Session)

SB 1991 Menendez, Jose (F)

(Refiled from 84R Session)

Track Name(s): TRS

Bill History: 11-14-16 S Filed

01-25-17 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate State Affairs

SB 219

Menendez, Jose(D) Relating to the state contribution to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

Companions:

SB 2021 Menendez, Jose (F)

(Refiled

from 84R Session)

Track Name(s): TRS

Bill History: 11-14-16 S Filed 01-25-17 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate State Affairs

SB 253

Taylor, Van(R) Relating to investment prohibitions and

divestment requirements for certain investments of public money.

Companions: HB 1143 Davis, Sarah (Identical) 1-19-17 H Filed

Track Name(s): Investment Prohibitions

Bill History: 11-22-16 S Filed 01-30-17 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Business and Commerce

SB 301

Watson, Kirk(D) Relating to the operations and functions of the Employees Retirement System of Texas and the sunset review date for, financial management of, and programs administered

by the agency.

Companions: HB 2459 Flynn, Dan (Identical) 2-27-17 H Filed

Track Name(s): ERS

Bill History: 02-24-17 S Filed 02-27-17 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate State Affairs

SB 500

Taylor, Van(R) Relating to the effect of certain felony convictions of public elected officers.

Companions: HB

500

Geren, Charlie (Identical)

3- 9-17 H Meeting set for 10:30 A.M. or Adj., E1.010, House General Investigating and Ethics

HB 1273

Geren, Charlie (Identical)

2-23-17 H Introduced and referred to

committee on House General Investigating and Ethics

Track Name(s): Elected State Officials

Bill History: 01-25-17 S Filed 01-30-17 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate State Affairs 02-01-17 S Meeting set for 8:00 A.M., Senate

Chamber - Senate State Affairs 02-01-17 S Committee action pending Senate State Affairs 02-02-17 S Reported favorably from committee on Senate State Affairs 02-06-17 S First placement on Senate Intent

Calendar for 02-08-17 S Placed on the Senate Calendar for 02-08-17 S Laid out for consideration in the Senate at 1:04pm 02-08-17 S 3 Floor amendment(s) adopted 02-08-17 S Passed (Vote: Y: 30/N: 0)

02-09-17 H Received in the House

SB 509

Huffman, Joan(R) Relating to the evaluation of investment practices and performance of certain public retirement systems.

Track Name(s): Investments

Bill History: 01-17-17 S Filed

02-06-17 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate State Affairs

SB 652

Taylor, Van(R) Relating to the eligibility for service retirement annuities from the Employees Retirement System of Texas or the Teacher Retirement System of Texas of certain employees convicted of certain offenses.

Companions: HB 2289 Rinaldi, Matt (Identical) 2-22-17 H Filed

Track Name(s): ERS, TRS

Bill History: 01-27-17 S Filed 02-14-17 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate State Affairs

SB 653

Taylor, Van(R) Relating to improper relationships between

educators or certain other school personnel and students.

Track Name(s): ERS, TRS

Bill History: 01-27-17 S Filed 02-14-17 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Education

02-23-17 S Meeting set for 9:00 A.M., E1.028 - Senate Education 02-23-17 S Committee action pending Senate Education

SB 685

Seliger, Kel(R) Relating to the standard service retirement annuity for certain members of the elected class of the Employees Retirement System of

Texas.

Track Name(s): ERS, Elected State Officials

Bill History: 01-31-17 S Filed 02-15-17 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate State Affairs

SB 930

Taylor, Van(R) Relating to the nonconfidential status of certain state pension information.

Companions: HB 1698 Capriglione, Giovanni

(Refiled

from 84R Session)

SB 115 Taylor, Van (F) (Refiled from 84R Session)

HB 2414 Fallon, Pat (Identical) 2-24-17 H Filed

Track Name(s): ERS, Elected State Officials

Bill History: 02-16-17 S Filed

03-01-17 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Business and Commerce

SB 935

Hughes, Bryan (F)(R) Relating to the composition of the board of

trustees of the Employees Retirement System of Texas.

Companions: HB 265

Hernandez, Ana (Identical)

2-13-17 H Introduced and referred to

committee on House Pensions

Track Name(s): ERS

Bill History: 02-16-17 S Filed 03-01-17 S Introduced and referred to

committee on Senate State Affairs

SB 936

Huffman, Joan(R) Relating to the creation of a joint interim committee to undertake a study of the public retirement systems of this state.

Track Name(s): PERS

Bill History: 02-16-17 S Filed 03-01-17 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate State Affairs

SB 1216

Schwertner, Charles(R) Relating to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

Track Name(s): TRS

Bill History: 03-02-17 S Filed

SJR 43

Huffman, Joan(R) Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the use of state funds to pay for the obligations of a local public retirement system.

Companions: HJR 85 Flynn, Dan (Identical) 2-27-17 H Filed

Track Name(s): PERS

Bill History: 02-27-17 S Filed

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