Today's Committee Meetings on the LRL website is a calendar of interim committee hearings with links to agendas. Below are resources related to upcoming Interim Hearings.
June 6, 2022
House Committee on Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Charge: Monitor the agencies and programs under the Committee's jurisdiction and oversee the implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 87th Legislature. Conduct active oversight of all associated rulemaking and other governmental actions taken to ensure the intended legislative outcome of all legislation, including the following:
- HB 1585, relating to the operations and functions of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas; and
- SB 1444, relating to participation in the uniform group coverage program for active school employees and to a study concerning health coverage for school district employees.
Charge: Review and evaluate the actuarial soundness of the Teacher Retirement System (TRS) pension fund.
- Rooted in Texas: 2021 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (Actuarial Section), Teacher Retirement System of Texas, November 20, 2021
- Teacher Retirement System of Texas Actuarial Valuation Report As of August 31, 2021, Teacher Retirement System of Texas, November 12, 2021
- GASB 67 Reporting and Disclosure Information for the Year Ending August 31, 2021, Teacher Retirement System of Texas, November 5, 2021
- TRS-Care Retiree Health Care Plan Teacher Retirement System of Texas, GASB Statement No. 74, Financial Reporting for Postemployment Benefit Plans Other Than Pension Plans, Actuarial Valuation for Fiscal Year Ending August 31, 2021, Teacher Retirement System of Texas, November 1, 2021
- Interim Report to the 87th Legislature (Charge 4 – Actuarial soundness of the Employees Retirement System and TRS pension funds), House Committee on Pensions, Investments & Financial Services, January 2021
Charge: Study benefit enhancements, including a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for Teacher Retirement System (TRS) retirees.
- Inflation Impacting Retired Texas Teachers, Who Seek Pension Boost, Greenville Herald-Banner, updated May 10, 2022
- Legislative Update: Teacher Retirement System Issues, Texas Association of School Boards, June 29, 2021
- TRS Benefits Handbook, Teacher Retirement System of Texas, January 2018
- Pension Fund Facts at a Glance, Teacher Retirement System of Texas
June 7, 2022
House Committee on Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Charge 2: Explore opportunities to strengthen and enforce laws to reduce illegal gaming and the proliferation of unlawful game rooms. Identify how cash-paying game rooms utilizing machines commonly known as "8-liners" have been allowed to proliferate and how the comptroller or other state agencies can assist law enforcement with ongoing investigations.
- Gambling (Eight-Liners), Texas State Law Library, last updated May 11, 2022
- City of Fort Worth v. Stephannie Lynn Riley (No. 02-17-00185-CV, Opinion issued March 17, 2022), Texas Second Court of Appeals
- Bingo, Raffles, Gaming Rooms and Other Gambling Issues Under Texas Law, Texas Association of Counties, October 2019
June 8, 2022
House Committee on Business & Industry
Charge: Study the impact of organized retail crime on Texas businesses. Make recommendations for addressing the redistribution of stolen merchandise into the supply chain, including through online marketplaces, to protect Texas businesses and consumers. Make recommendations relating to transparency for online marketplaces and information that should be provided by sellers.
- What the Research Says about the State of Organized Retail Crime, Loss Prevention Magazine, June 1, 2022
- Organized Retail Crime: Economic Impact and Policy Responses, Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy, May 10, 2022
- Organized Retail Crime Remains a Growing Threat, National Retail Foundation, November 18, 2021
- Cleaning Up Online Marketplaces: Protecting Against Stolen, Counterfeit, and Unsafe Goods, U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing, November 2, 2021
- Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing: E-Commerce Platforms Have Curbed Infringement, but Counterfeits and Safety Problems Persist (Summary of Senate Judiciary Committee hearing), IPWatchdog, November 2, 2021
June 9, 2022
House Investigative Committee on The Robb Elementary Shooting
The committee will meet to hear invited testimony from law enforcement authorities related to the facts and circumstances of the events relating to the violent acts, shootings, and murders at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde. Because of the quasi-judicial nature of the committee's investigation and pursuant to House Rule 4, Section 12, witnesses will be examined in executive session.
