89R12762 CXP-F
By: West S.B. No. 2866
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the benefits available under the supplemental optional
benefits program for state employees by the Employees Retirement
System of Texas.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 659.102(c), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(c) The supplemental optional benefits program may include
permanent life insurance, catastrophic illness insurance,
disability insurance, pet insurance, supplemental health
insurance, prepaid legal services, [or] a qualified transportation
benefit, or any other benefit approved by the comptroller or the
Employees Retirement System of Texas.
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.