Bills affecting Senior (65+, Medicare/SS) in Texas — 2026 session

Relating to discriminatory practices by a health benefit plan issuer, pharmacy benefit manager, and third-party payor and certain prescription drug manufacturers, distributors, and related persons with respect to certain entities participating in a federal drug discount program; providing a civil penalty.

Relating to senior retirement communities.

Relating to placement on the minimum salary schedule and service credit in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas for certain public school career or technology education teachers.

Relating to the application of direct primary care fees to insurance deductibles in certain state health benefit plans.

Relating to resident safety from criminal activity in senior retirement communities.

Relating to senior independent living communities; providing civil and administrative penalties.

Relating to the compensation, reimbursement of expenses, and retirement benefits of a member of the State Board of Education.

Relating to service retirement benefits payable by the Employees Retirement System of Texas to certain law enforcement officers and custodial officers.

Relating to cost-of-living adjustments applicable to certain benefits paid by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

Relating to providing a cost-of-living adjustment applicable to certain benefits paid by the Employees Retirement System of Texas.

Relating to the adoption of cats and dogs previously used for research.

Relating to a one-time supplemental payment of benefits under the Employees Retirement System of Texas.

Relating to automatic participation by certain county employees in deferred compensation plans provided by certain counties.

Relating to certain employer contributions to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

Relating to the rights of public school educators and financial and other assistance provided to educators and to public schools by the Texas Education Agency related to public school educators.

Relating to the creation of a task force to evaluate the housing needs of senior citizens who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or questioning.

Relating to a cost-of-living adjustment applicable to certain benefits paid by the Employees Retirement System of Texas.

Relating to the distribution of funds designated for the low-income vehicle repair assistance, retrofit, and accelerated vehicle retirement program.

Relating to eligibility for custodial officer service in the Employees Retirement System of Texas by certain juvenile correctional officers and caseworkers employed by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.

Relating to the discipline of judges by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, notice of certain reprimands, judicial compensation and related retirement benefits, and the reporting of certain judicial transparency information; authorizing an administrative penalty.