Amend CSSB 1 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1) In Article I of the bill, in the appropriations to the Commission on the Arts, reduce the general revenue appropriations for Strategy A.1.3, Cultural Tourism Grants (page I-1), by $6,750,000 for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2026.
(2) In Article I of the bill, following the appropriations to the Employees Retirement System (page I-39), add the following appropriately numbered rider:
____. Contingent Rider: Cost of Living Adjustment and Supplemental Payment for Retired Judges. Contingent on the enactment of HB 5171 or similar legislation by the 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025, relating to providing a one-time supplemental payment and an annual cost-of-living adjustment applicable to certain benefits paid by the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan One and Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two, the amount of $5,000,000 for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2026, and $1,750,000 for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2027, is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Employees Retirement System to implement the provisions of that legislation. The amounts appropriated under this rider are appropriated as follows:
(1) increase the appropriations from the general revenue fund to Strategy A.1.3, Judicial Retirement System - Plan 2 (page IV-38), by $3,600,000 for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2026, and $1,250,000 for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2027; and
(2) increase the appropriations from the general revenue fund to Strategy A.1.4, Judicial Retirement System - Plan 1 (page IV-38), by $1,400,000 for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2026, and $500,000 for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2027.
(3) In Article XI of the bill, under the Article I items for the Employees Retirement System (page XI-1), strike "Contingency for HB (Hayes)" and the associated amount for the biennium.
(4) Adjust totals and methods of financing accordingly.