House Pensions & Investments Committee to Host Public Hearing at 8 a.m. on April 12
The Texas House Committee on Pensions, Investments and Financial Services is holding a public hearing at 8 a.m. Wednesday, April 12 in E2.014 of the Capitol Building.
The committee, chaired by Rep. Giovanni Capriglione, R-Keller, will hear testimony on several proposed legislation, including the following pensions and investments related bills:
- HB 3254, relating to the purchase of service credit by certain members of the Employees Retirement System of Texas.
- HB 3367, relating to the contributions to, benefits from, and the administration of the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two.
- HB 3495, relating to the investment authority of certain state agencies and the confidentiality of certain information related to those investments.
- HB 3886, relating to the eligibility of participants in the state employees group benefits program for certain federal benefits.
- HB 4000, relating to the public retirement systems for employees of certain municipalities.
Those who would like to attend in person, click here for information. A visitor's guide to the complex is available to download here.
A live video broadcast of the hearing will be available here. Texas residents who would like to electronically submit comments related to agenda items on the full notice, located here, without testifying in person can do so until the hearing is adjourned by visiting: https://tspb.texas.gov/plan/maps/doc/capitol_visitors_guide.pdf.
Note: TEXPERS, along with the Association's Legislative Committee and government affairs consultant, is monitoring the session, especially for any actions regarding public employee pensions. Check back for regular updates.FOLLOW TEXPERS ON FACEBOOK, TWITTER, AND LINKEDIN FOR THE LATEST NEWS ABOUT TEXAS' PUBLIC PENSION INDUSTRY.