Monitoring the Session

HB 245

military time counts as officer service in ERS

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Terry M. WilsonRHouse 20

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 the treatment of military service credit in the Employees Retirement System of Texas as law enforcement or custodial officer service.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

State peace and custodial officers get military time credited at officer level.

The bill sets rules for when a state employee's military service can count as law enforcement or custodial officer service in the Employees Retirement System of Texas. It touches state peace officers and custodial officers in the ERS plans who want their military time credited at the officer level. Military time counts that way only if the member either was new to the system or was working an officer job right before serving, and then took an officer job as their first job after serving, with the ERS board writing rules to define timing.

Labels

Labels: GOT HALFWAY. Passed the House on May 2, 2025. Died in the Senate: never got out of the Finance committee.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB245 · 2024-11-12

SOLD BY

Rep. Terry M. WilsonRHouse 20

ITEM

relating to the treatment of military service credit in the Employees Retirement System of Texas as law enforcement or custodial officer service.

WHAT IT DOES

State peace and custodial officers get military time credited at officer level.

The bill sets rules for when a state employee's military service can count as law enforcement or custodial officer service in the Employees Retirement System of Texas. It touches state peace officers and custodial officers in the ERS plans who want their military time credited at the officer level. Military time counts that way only if the member either was new to the system or was working an officer job right before serving, and then took an officer job as their first job after serving, with the ERS board writing rules to define timing.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version H · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version H · April 21, 2025

The fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined due to the lack of data regarding how many members would be affected and how much additional military service would be purchased as a result of the provisions of the bill.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
  4. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  5. Considered in public hearing
  6. Committee substitute considered in committee
  7. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  8. Left pending in committee
  9. Considered in formal meeting
  10. Committee substitute considered in committee
  11. Reported favorably as substituted
  12. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  13. Committee report distributed
  14. Committee report sent to Calendars
  15. Considered in Calendars
  16. Placed on General State Calendar
  17. Read 2nd time
  18. Amended 1-Wilson
  19. Passed to engrossment as amended
  20. Record vote RV#1185
  21. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  22. Read 3rd time
  23. Amended 1-Wilson
  24. Passed as amended
  25. Record vote RV#1291
  26. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  27. Reported engrossed
  28. Received from the House
  29. Read first time
  30. Referred to Finance
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 133 yea · 0 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · May 2, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Terry M. Wilson

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$414KTexas Conservative Majority PAC$231KKenneth Mongold$25,000

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 29, 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$413,658.18

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$413,658.18

Cash
$35,000.00
Paid by others
$378,658.18
Total
$413,658.18
mail $190,451.68advertising $178,456.50polling $8,750.00Other filed descriptions $1,000.00

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 27, 2025 to Oct 20, 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: 101007854, 101030352, 101067580, 101071564.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$231,075.00

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$231,075.00

Cash
$50,000.00
Paid by others
$181,075.00
Total
$231,075.00
canvassing $157,125.00polling $23,950.00

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

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

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Aug 25, 2026 to Oct 18, 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: 101067580, 101071564.

Kenneth Mongold$25,000.00
Money

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

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$413,658.18

Cash
$35,000.00
Paid by others
$378,658.18
Total
$413,658.18
mail $190,451.68advertising $178,456.50polling $8,750.00Other filed descriptions $1,000.00

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 27, 2025 to Oct 20, 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: 101007854, 101030352, 101067580, 101071564.

×

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$231,075.00

Cash
$50,000.00
Paid by others
$181,075.00
Total
$231,075.00
canvassing $157,125.00polling $23,950.00

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

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

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Aug 25, 2026 to Oct 18, 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: 101067580, 101071564.

Votes2

House May 2, 2025

Yea
133
Nay
0
Present, not voting
1
Absent
5
Excused
11
Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 1291

HB 245, as amended, was passed by (Record 1291): 133 Yeas, 0 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 133 (published)
  • Nay: 0 (published)
  • Present, not voting: 1 (published)
  • Absent: 5 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 11 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

House May 1, 2025

Yea
141
Nay
0
Present, not voting
3
Absent
3
Excused
3
Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 1185

CSHB 245, as amended, was passed to engrossment by (Record 1185): 141 Yeas, 0 Nays, 3 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 141 (published)
  • Nay: 0 (published)
  • Present, not voting: 3 (published)
  • Absent: 3 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 3 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Witnesses4
For
3
Against
0
On
1
Names

For

  • Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT)1 registration
  • Self2 registrations

On

  • Employees Retirement System1 registration
Sources

4 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

House witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version H · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version H · April 21, 2025

The fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined due to the lack of data regarding how many members would be affected and how much additional military service would be purchased as a result of the provisions of the bill.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

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

05/05/2025 S Referred to Finance

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report · Engrossed

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Pensions, Investments & Financial Services · Committee vote 9 aye, 0 nay · Out of committee

Senate committee · Finance · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Law Enforcement

Military & Veterans

Retirement Systems--General

EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS (ERS)

Text

The text as introduced · 435 words

89R661 JCG-D

By: Wilson
H.B. No. 245

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the treatment of military service credit in the

Employees Retirement System of Texas as law enforcement or

custodial officer service.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 813, Government Code, is

amended by adding Section 813.3035 to read as follows:

Sec. 813.3035. MILITARY SERVICE CREDITABLE AS LAW

ENFORCEMENT OR CUSTODIAL OFFICER SERVICE. (a) Military service is

creditable as law enforcement or custodial officer service only if:

(1) either:

(A) the member was not a member of the retirement

system at any time before the military service for which credit as a

law enforcement or custodial officer is sought; or

(B) the member's employment immediately

preceding the military service for which credit as a law

enforcement or custodial officer is sought was in a position for

which the service was creditable as law enforcement or custodial

officer service; and

(2) the member otherwise has credit in the retirement

system for membership service that is:

(A) attributable to the member's first

employment occurring after the military service for which credit as

a law enforcement or custodial officer is sought; and

(B) creditable as law enforcement or custodial

officer service.

(b) The board of trustees shall adopt rules necessary to

implement this section, including a rule defining "immediately" for

purposes of Subsection (a)(1)(B).

SECTION 2. Subchapter A-1, Chapter 820, Government Code, is

amended by adding Section 820.023 to read as follows:

Sec. 820.023. MILITARY SERVICE CREDITABLE AS LAW

ENFORCEMENT OR CUSTODIAL OFFICER SERVICE. (a) Military service is

creditable as law enforcement or custodial officer service under

this chapter only if:

(1) either:

(A) the member was not a member of the retirement

system at any time before the military service for which credit as a

law enforcement or custodial officer is sought; or

(B) the member's employment immediately

preceding the military service for which credit as a law

enforcement or custodial officer is sought was in a position for

which the service was creditable as law enforcement or custodial

officer service; and

(2) the member otherwise has credit in the retirement

system for membership service that is:

(A) attributable to the member's first

employment occurring after the military service for which credit as

a law enforcement or custodial officer is sought; and

(B) creditable as law enforcement or custodial

officer service.

(b) The board of trustees shall adopt rules necessary to

implement this section, including a rule defining "immediately" for

purposes of Subsection (a)(1)(B).

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