Monitoring the SessionHB 3128
Died in committee
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
relating to retirees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas who resume certain employment with a school district.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Districts skip certain payments when the Texas Education Agency finds a shortage.
The bill lets school districts skip certain payments to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas when they rehire retired teachers, if the district has a teacher shortage as determined by the Texas Education Agency. It touches school districts and retirees who retired on or after September 1, 2005, adding to the existing break for those who retired before that date. Starting with the 2025-2026 school year, a short-staffed district can rehire these retirees without paying those required amounts.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 2490 by Rep. Jetton (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 2490 by Rep. Jetton (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Feb 20, 2025 and referred to the House Pensions, Investments & Financial Services committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-HB3128 · 2025-02-20
relating to retirees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas who resume certain employment with a school district.
Districts skip certain payments when the Texas Education Agency finds a shortage.
The bill lets school districts skip certain payments to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas when they rehire retired teachers, if the district has a teacher shortage as determined by the Texas Education Agency. It touches school districts and retirees who retired on or after September 1, 2005, adding to the existing break for those who retired before that date. Starting with the 2025-2026 school year, a short-staffed district can rehire these retirees without paying those required amounts.
[ ] NONE FOUND
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Oct 24, 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.
$36,400.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 1, 2024 to Oct 1, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Oct 1, 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: 100978329, 101005348, 101026340, 101056439, 101069774, 101071921.
$21,000.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Oct 4, 2024 to Oct 9, 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: 100978329, 101026340, 101056439, 101071921.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$36,400.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 1, 2024 to Oct 1, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Oct 1, 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: 100978329, 101005348, 101026340, 101056439, 101069774, 101071921.
$21,000.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Oct 4, 2024 to Oct 9, 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: 100978329, 101026340, 101056439, 101071921.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.
by Rep. Jetton, different lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Mar 13, 2023: Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Relating to retirees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas who resume certain employment with a school district.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas House · Filed Feb 20, 2025
03/20/2025 H Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services: Mar 20 2025 11:50AM
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
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 · Final status: Died in committee
Education--Primary & Secondary--Teachers
Retirement Systems--Teachers
EDUCATION AGENCY, TEXAS
The text as introduced · 228 words
89R6223 JCG-D By: Bhojani H.B. No. 3128 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to retirees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas who resume certain employment with a school district. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 825.4092(e), Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (e) The amounts required to be paid under Subsections (b) and (c) are not required to be paid by a reporting employer for a retiree who retired from the retirement system : (1) before September 1, 2005 ; or (2) on or after September 1, 2005, if the retiree is employed by a school district experiencing a teacher shortage, as determined by the Texas Education Agency . SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply to a retiree of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas regardless of whether the person retired from employment before, on, or after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply beginning with the 2025-2026 school year. SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025.