Monitoring the Session

HB 1086

one-time 10 percent raise for state retirees

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Pat CurryRHouse 56

Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

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

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Retirement, disability and death benefits all rise, starting September 1, 2025.

The bill gives a one-time 10 percent raise to monthly retirement, disability and death benefits paid by the Employees Retirement System of Texas for service in the employee class. It touches retired state employees and their beneficiaries, and it directs the system's board of trustees to recompute those payments. Starting with payments made on or after September 1, 2025, those monthly checks go up by 10 percent.

Labels

Labels: ACROSS THE AISLE. Joint authors: 1 Republican, 1 Democrat. Party as the Legislative Reference Library lists it for the 89th Legislature.NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Nov 12, 2024 and referred to the House Pensions, Investments & Financial Services committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB1086 · 2024-11-12

SOLD BY

Rep. Pat CurryRHouse 56 Rep. Mihaela PlesaDHouse 70

ITEM

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

WHAT IT DOES

Retirement, disability and death benefits all rise, starting September 1, 2025.

The bill gives a one-time 10 percent raise to monthly retirement, disability and death benefits paid by the Employees Retirement System of Texas for service in the employee class. It touches retired state employees and their beneficiaries, and it directs the system's board of trustees to recompute those payments. Starting with payments made on or after September 1, 2025, those monthly checks go up by 10 percent.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
FILED UNDER

GOVERNMENT GROWTH UNDER A CONSERVATIVE BANNER

THE TEXT

…“is increased to include a one-time 10 percent adjustment in accordance with this section”

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The bill raises retirement pay for former state employees by a one-time 10 percent, a change to government compensation costs.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Pat Curry

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$192KDavid Jessup$68,092Texas Sands PAC$37K

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Oct 31, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$192,192.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$192,192.00

Cash
$65,000.00
Paid by others
$127,192.00
Total
$192,192.00
advertising $108,442.00polling $18,750.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 24, 2025 to Sep 17, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101010834, 101033425, 101040992, 101069649.

David Jessup$68,091.82
Texas Sands PAC$37,000.00

Texas Sands PAC

$37,000.00

Cash
$37,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$37,000.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 9, 2024 to Oct 12, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101012342, 101040992, 101072660.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$192,192.00

Cash
$65,000.00
Paid by others
$127,192.00
Total
$192,192.00
advertising $108,442.00polling $18,750.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 24, 2025 to Sep 17, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101010834, 101033425, 101040992, 101069649.

×

Texas Sands PAC

$37,000.00

Cash
$37,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$37,000.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 9, 2024 to Oct 12, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101012342, 101040992, 101072660.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Nov 12, 2024

03/07/2025 H Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services: Mar 7 2025 2:33PM

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:19 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Pensions, Investments & Financial Services · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Retirement Systems--State Employees

EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS (ERS)

Text

The text as introduced · 192 words

By: Curry
H.B. No. 1086

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to a cost-of-living adjustment applicable to certain

benefits paid by the Employees Retirement System of Texas.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 814, Government Code, is

amended by adding Section 814.605 to read as follows:

Sec. 814.605. ONE-TIME ADJUSTMENT TO BENEFITS. (a) The

amount of a monthly service retirement benefit, disability

retirement benefit, or death benefit paid under this chapter or

Chapter 820 to a retiree or beneficiary for service credited in the

employee class is increased to include a one-time 10 percent

adjustment in accordance with this section.

(b) The board of trustees shall recompute the amount of a

benefit paid monthly under this chapter by applying the 10 percent

adjustment to the monthly amount otherwise required to be paid as

determined in accordance with this chapter.

SECTION 2. Section 814.605, Government Code, as added by

this Act, applies only to a monthly benefit payment made by the

Employees Retirement System of Texas on or after September 1, 2025.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.