Monitoring the Session

HB 5429

school employees can deduct pay for TRS-approved benefits

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. John BryantDHouse 114

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 salary deductions for certain benefits approved by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas for certain public educational entity employees.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

TRS picks which benefits qualify. Employees sign up in writing.

The bill lets school district, charter school, regional service center and other TRS-member educational district employees sign up in writing to have money taken from each paycheck for a benefit the Teacher Retirement System of Texas approves. It requires TRS to designate which benefits qualify, choosing ones that serve the state and those employees. On the ground, school employees gain a new payroll-deduction option for TRS-approved benefits, and TRS gains the job of picking the eligible benefits.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 14, 2025 and referred to the House Pensions, Investments & Financial Services committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB5429 · 2025-03-14

SOLD BY

Rep. John BryantDHouse 114

ITEM

relating to salary deductions for certain benefits approved by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas for certain public educational entity employees.

WHAT IT DOES

TRS picks which benefits qualify. Employees sign up in writing.

The bill lets school district, charter school, regional service center and other TRS-member educational district employees sign up in writing to have money taken from each paycheck for a benefit the Teacher Retirement System of Texas approves. It requires TRS to designate which benefits qualify, choosing ones that serve the state and those employees. On the ground, school employees gain a new payroll-deduction option for TRS-approved benefits, and TRS gains the job of picking the eligible benefits.

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

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

John Bryant

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$17KStephan McNally$10,000Blackridge$7K

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 28, 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.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$16,500.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$16,500.00

Cash
$16,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$16,500.00

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.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 19, 2024 to Oct 5, 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: 100986384, 101011678, 101030225, 101071800.

Stephan McNally$10,000.00
Blackridge$7,000.00

Blackridge

$7,000.00

Cash
$7,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$7,000.00

Also funds 86 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Aug 5, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 4, 2025 to Jun 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.

Report IDs: 101030225, 101062403.

Money

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

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Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$16,500.00

Cash
$16,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$16,500.00

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.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 19, 2024 to Oct 5, 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: 100986384, 101011678, 101030225, 101071800.

×

Blackridge

$7,000.00

Cash
$7,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$7,000.00

Also funds 86 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Aug 5, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 4, 2025 to Jun 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.

Report IDs: 101030225, 101062403.

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 Mar 14, 2025

04/07/2025 H Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM

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

Subjects

Education--General

Education--Primary & Secondary--Teachers

Retirement Systems--Teachers

Text

The text as introduced · 218 words

89R13487 MEW-F

By: Bryant
H.B. No. 5429

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to salary deductions for certain benefits approved by the

Teacher Retirement System of Texas for certain public educational

entity employees.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 22, Education Code, is

amended by adding Section 22.0011 to read as follows:

Sec. 22.0011. SALARY DEDUCTIONS FOR CERTAIN BENEFITS. (a)

An employee of a school district, other educational district that

is a member of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas,

open-enrollment charter school, or regional education service

center may authorize in writing a deduction each pay period from the

employee's salary or wage payment for a benefit approved by the

Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

(b) The Teacher Retirement System of Texas shall designate

benefits that are eligible under this section and that promote the

interests of the state and employees of a school district, other

educational district, open-enrollment charter school, or regional

education service center.

SECTION 2. 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.