SB2866 - Relating to the benefits available under the supplemental optional benefits program for state employees by the Employees Retirement System of Texas.

  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.