Bill Text: TX HB3161 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Enrolled

Texas House Bill 3161

Bill Title: Relating to member contributions to the Texas Municipal Retirement System.

Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2025-06-20 - Effective on 9/1/25 [HB3161 Detail]

Download: Texas-2025-HB3161-Enrolled.html



	H.B. No. 3161




	AN ACT
	relating to member contributions to the Texas Municipal Retirement
	System.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Section 855.401(a), Government Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(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
	the rates.
	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.


	______________________________	______________________________
	President of the Senate	Speaker of the House


	I certify that H.B. No. 3161 was passed by the House on May
	10, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 128, Nays 0, 4 present, not
	voting.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House


	I certify that H.B. No. 3161 was passed by the Senate on May
	23, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

	______________________________
	Secretary of the Senate
	APPROVED: _____________________
	Date

	_____________________
	Governor