86R13118 PMO-F By: Meza H.B. No. 4101 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the waiting period for eligibility for health benefit coverage provided through the Employees Retirement System of Texas. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 1551.1055(a), Insurance Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c)[, (d),] or (e), eligibility under Section 1551.101 begins not later than the first [90th] day that [after the date] the employee performs services for a state agency or is qualified for and begins to hold elected or appointed office. SECTION 2. Section 1551.1055(d), Insurance Code, is repealed. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.