HB 5015: Geren Bill Drops City Pension Bracket Floor To 900K

Caption

relating to participation by certain retirement systems in the proportionate retirement program.

Summary

Caption: “certain retirement systems.” Bill: a 900K to 1.05M population window. No city named.

The bill changes the population range that decides which city's general employee retirement system is covered by the state's proportionate retirement program, lowering the floor from 950,000 to 900,000 residents while keeping the 1,050,000 ceiling. It touches the retirement system for general municipal employees in whatever city falls inside that range, plus its members who split careers across covered systems. On the ground, a city system that may have slipped out of the old range stays in or comes into the program, starting September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: QUICK READ: 136 WORDS. The bill as filed runs 136 words, counting the existing law it amends and the text it strikes. The median 89R bill as filed runs 441 words (derived, 8,702 graded bills, snapshot Oct 19, 2026).GOT HALFWAY. Passed the House on Apr 30, 2025. Died in the Senate: never got out of the Finance committee.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB5015 · 2025-03-13

SOLD BY

Rep. Charlie GerenRHouse 99

ITEM

relating to participation by certain retirement systems in the proportionate retirement program.

WHAT IT DOES

Caption: “certain retirement systems.” Bill: a 900K to 1.05M population window. No city named.

The bill changes the population range that decides which city's general employee retirement system is covered by the state's proportionate retirement program, lowering the floor from 950,000 to 900,000 residents while keeping the 1,050,000 ceiling. It touches the retirement system for general municipal employees in whatever city falls inside that range, plus its members who split careers across covered systems. On the ground, a city system that may have slipped out of the old range stays in or comes into the program, starting September 1, 2025.

CHARGES

[x] BRACKET BILLanalysis confidence 60%

THE TEXT

…“employees in a municipality with a population of not less than”…

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The only change in the bill is to a population bracket that aims the program at the general employee retirement system of one or a very few large cities. The caption says only "certain retirement systems" and never says which city.

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 11, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

Mar 13, 2025Filed
Apr 3, 2025Read first time
Apr 3, 2025Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Apr 14, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Apr 14, 2025Considered in public hearing
Apr 14, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
Apr 14, 2025Left pending in committee
Apr 17, 2025Considered in formal meeting
Apr 17, 2025Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
Apr 17, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Apr 22, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
Apr 22, 2025Committee report distributed
Apr 23, 2025Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Apr 25, 2025Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
Apr 25, 2025Transferred to Calendars Committee
Apr 25, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars
Apr 25, 2025Considered in Calendars
Apr 29, 2025Placed on General State Calendar
Apr 29, 2025Read 2nd time
Apr 29, 2025Passed to engrossment
Apr 29, 2025Record vote RV#932
Apr 30, 2025Read 3rd time
Apr 30, 2025Passed
Apr 30, 2025Record vote RV#1066
Apr 30, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
Apr 30, 2025Reported engrossed
Apr 30, 2025Received from the House
May 5, 2025Read first time
May 5, 2025Referred to Finance

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 133 yea · 2 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · Apr 30, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

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THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Charlie Geren

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$100KJon & Rebecca Brumley$50,000Michael Gallagher$40,000

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Nov 5, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$100,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$100,000.00

Cash: $100,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $100,000.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 26, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101004598, 101020024, 101055554, 101067438, 101071413.

Jon & Rebecca Brumley$50,000.00

Michael Gallagher$40,000.00

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

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Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$100,000.00

Cash: $100,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $100,000.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 26, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101004598, 101020024, 101055554, 101067438, 101071413.

Votes2

House Apr 30, 2025

Yea: 133
Nay: 2
Present, not voting: 2
Absent: 2
Excused: 11

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 1066

HB 5015 was passed by (Record 1066): 133 Yeas, 2 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 133 (published)
Nay: 2 (published)
Present, not voting: 2 (published)
Absent: 2 (derived from named list)
Excused: 11 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

House Apr 29, 2025

Yea: 148
Nay: 0
Present, not voting: 2
Absent: 0
Excused: 0

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 932

HB 5015 was passed to engrossment by (Record 932): 148 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 148 (published)
Nay: 0 (published)
Present, not voting: 2 (published)
Absent: 0 (derived from named list)
Excused: 0 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Witnesses1

For: 1
Against: 0
On: 0

Names

For

Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT)1 registration

Sources

1 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

House witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 11, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Mar 13, 2025

05/05/2025 S Referred to Finance

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report · Engrossed

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:19 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Pensions, Investments & Financial Services · Committee vote 7 aye, 0 nay, 2 absent · Out of committee

Senate committee · Finance · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Retirement Systems--General

Retirement Systems--Municipal

Text

The text as introduced · 136 words

By: Geren
H.B. No. 5015

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to participation by certain retirement systems in the

proportionate retirement program.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Sec. 803.0021. APPLICATION OF CHAPTER. This

chapter applies only to:

(1) a retirement system for general municipal

employees in a municipality with a population of not less than

900,000 [ 950,000 ] nor more than 1,050,000;

(2) the Employees Retirement System of Texas, the

Teacher Retirement System of Texas, the Judicial Retirement System

of Texas Plan One, the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two,

the Texas County and District Retirement System, and the Texas

Municipal Retirement System; and

(3) a retirement system that makes an election under

Section 803.101(f).

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

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Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

House Apr 30, 2025

House Apr 29, 2025

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