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  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