Relating to designation of a beneficiary by a retiree of the Employees Retirement System of Texas.
HB 5632 allows Texas Employees Retirement System retirees to update their designated beneficiary for survivor pension payments after retirement. It requires written, notarized consent from a current or former spouse (or a court order) if the original beneficiary was a spouse. The new beneficiary receives monthly payments for the shorter of their remaining life expectancy or the original beneficiary's life expectancy at retirement. The bill applies to retirees changing beneficiaries on or after its effective date of September 1, 2025, and prohibits multiple post-retirement beneficiary changes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 7, 2025
Last action May 19, 2025
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May 16, 2025
MODERATE
This bill modifies Texas Government Code Section 814.008 to clarify rules for changing beneficiaries after retirement, specifically addressing situations involving former spouses. The changes ensure that beneficiary designations naming former spouses are invalid unless made after divorce or explicitly confirmed by the former spouse, preventing unintended inheritance by ex-spouses.
Scope change
The bill expands applicability to include former spouses in beneficiary designations and clarifies when changes can be made relative to divorce proceedings.
ELIGIBILITY
Added requirement that beneficiary designations naming former spouses are invalid unless made after the divorce date or the divorce decree explicitly designates the former spouse as beneficiary.
REQUIREMENT
Modified consent requirements for current or former spouses, clarifying that notarized written consent is needed from current spouses or court orders for former spouses.
Added new subsection (e) to Government Code Section 814.008 specifically addressing former spouse beneficiary designations and their validity conditions.
DEFINITION
Updated language to explicitly include 'former spouse' as a category of beneficiary requiring special validation procedures.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
6
Committee
7
May 19, 2025
Committee
Referred to Finance
upper
May 19, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 19, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
May 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
May 5, 2025
Committee
Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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