By: Villalobos, et al. H.B. No. 3161
        (Senate Sponsor - Hinojosa of Nueces, et al.)
         (In the Senate - Received from the House May 12, 2025;
  May 12, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Finance;
  May 21, 2025, reported favorably by the following vote:  Yeas 13,
  Nays 0; May 21, 2025, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
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.
 
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