HB 3161
AN ACT relating to member contributions to the Texas Municipal Retirement
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
Awaiting Committee Assignment
Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
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Fiscal Note
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What This Bill Does
Allows municipalities to set employee contribution rates for the Texas Municipal Retirement System at five, six, seven, or eight percent of employees' compensation. All departments within a participating municipality must have the same contribution rate, with an exception for municipalities that had different rates before September 1, 1991, which can maintain their existing structure until they choose to equalize rates. The changes will take effect on September 1, 2025.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to member contributions to the Texas Municipal Retirement BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 855.401(a), Government Code, is amended (a) Each municipality that has one or more departments participating in the retirement system by ordinance shall designate the rate of member contributions for employees. The municipality shall elect a rate of five, six, [or] seven, or eight percent of the employees' compensation. All departments of a participating municipality must have the same employee contribution rate, except that any municipality that before September 1, 1991, has elected to have different rates of member contributions in different departments may continue member contributions in accordance with its existing ordinances until the municipality elects to equalize SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to member contributions to the Texas Municipal Retirement
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