Relating to certain benefits payable by the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan One and the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two.
This bill increases retirement payments for Texas judicial retirees whose benefits are based on retirement or death dates before September 1, 2024. Starting September 1, 2025, the Judicial Retirement System will increase each monthly payment by 7.5%, with a second 7.5% increase applied on September 1, 2026. These adjustments apply only to payments beginning after the bill's effective date (September 1, 2025), affecting current retirees under Plan One or Plan Two of the Judicial Retirement System. The changes are automatic and require no action from beneficiaries.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 3, 2025
Last action May 12, 2025
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Introduced
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Engrossed
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4 edits
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May 10, 2025
MODERATE
The bill was significantly modified from its original version, changing the cost-of-living adjustment percentages from 7.5% to 5% for two consecutive years, and adding a new funding requirement that mandates the legislature must appropriate sufficient money to cover these adjustments without increasing unfunded liabilities. The bill also added a new section requiring the retirement system to verify funding adequacy before implementing the adjustments.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on the same retirement systems (Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan One and Plan Two) and the same eligible annuitants, but the financial impact and implementation conditions have changed.
REQUIREMENT
Changed the cost-of-living adjustment percentage from 7.5% to 5% for both the 2025 and 2026 adjustments.
Added a new section requiring the retirement system board of trustees to verify funding adequacy before making the adjustments.
FISCAL
Added a new requirement that the legislature must appropriate sufficient funding to cover the adjustments without increasing unfunded actuarial liabilities before the adjustments can be implemented.
TECHNICAL
Removed formatting artifacts and metadata from the original bill text while preserving the substantive legislative language.
Floor votes · House May 9, 2025
How they voted
113–8
Passed · 23 other
Total votes 144
May 9, 2025
D
Democratic59
84% Yea
R
Republican85
74% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Amendments
2
May 12, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
May 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 9, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (113-8-23)
house
May 5, 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
Apr 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
4 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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