HB 2434 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to the purchase of service credit by certain members of the Employees Retirement System of Texas.

HB 2434 allows certain Texas state employees in the Employees Retirement System of Texas (ERST) to purchase service credit for periods before their most recent hire date. It requires the retirement system to reset an employee’s official hire date to the earliest month they purchase credit, rather than using their current hire date. The bill also mandates that the retirement system calculate the required deposit amount without causing financial loss to the system. This change applies to employees purchasing service credit for prior employment periods and takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 17, 2025 Signed Jun 20, 2025
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What changed between versions

Engrossed Enrolled · 1 edit · Jun 20, 2025
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from a draft version to the final enrolled version, with no substantive policy changes. The core provisions regarding service credit purchase rules for Texas Employees Retirement System members remain identical, including the 90-day waiting period eligibility, hiring date adjustments, and actuarial deposit requirements.
TECHNICAL

Formatting and layout changes from draft to enrolled version, including removal of tracking numbers and addition of certification signatures.

Floor votes · House May 10, 2025

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
45
Key actions
15
Committee
10
Jun 20, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 13, 2025
Committee
Referred to Finance
upper
May 13, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 12, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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