HB 5535

retirement system can pay any benefits its board approves

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

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 types of benefits offered by the retirement system.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

A fourth category: whatever the board says.

The bill adds a fourth category to the list of benefits the retirement system covered by Section 824.001 of the Government Code can pay: any benefits approved by its board. It touches the system's board, its members and retirees, and the funds the system manages. On the ground, the board could approve new kinds of benefits beyond service retirement, disability retirement and death benefits without the Legislature listing each one.

Labels

Labels: QUICK READ: 133 WORDS. The bill as filed runs 133 words, counting the existing law it amends and the text it strikes. The median 89R bill as filed runs 441 words (derived, 8,702 graded bills, snapshot Oct 19, 2026).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-HB5535 · 2025-03-14

SOLD BY

Rep. John BryantDHouse 114

ITEM

relating to types of benefits offered by the retirement system.

WHAT IT DOES

A fourth category: whatever the board says.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Mar 14, 2025Filed
Apr 7, 2025Read first time
Apr 7, 2025Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

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.

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

Companion

SB 2865 by West (identical)

Subjects

Retirement Systems--Teachers

Text

The text as introduced · 133 words

By: Bryant
H.B. No. 5535

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to types of benefits offered by the retirement system.

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

SECTION 1. Section 824.001, Government Code is amended as

to read follows:

Sec. 824.001. TYPES OF BENEFITS. The types of benefits

payable or deducted by the retirement system are:

(1) service retirement benefits;

(2) disability retirement benefits; and

(3) death benefits . ; and

(4) benefits approved by the board.

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.