Monitoring the SessionSB 1544
Died in committee
Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade
relating to member contributions to the Texas Municipal Retirement System.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Cities get one more employee rate to choose.
The bill adds eight percent as a new option for the employee contribution rate that cities in the Texas Municipal Retirement System can choose. It touches cities that take part in the system and the city workers whose paychecks fund their pensions. Starting September 1, 2025, a city could require its employees to put eight percent of their pay into the retirement system, up from the current top choice of seven percent.
Labels: BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 3441 by Rep. Hunter (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.
89R-SB1544 · 2025-02-21
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relating to member contributions to the Texas Municipal Retirement System.
Cities get one more employee rate to choose.
The bill adds eight percent as a new option for the employee contribution rate that cities in the Texas Municipal Retirement System can choose. It touches cities that take part in the system and the city workers whose paychecks fund their pensions. Starting September 1, 2025, a city could require its employees to put eight percent of their pay into the retirement system, up from the current top choice of seven percent.
[ ] NONE FOUND
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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Not tied to this bill.
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Oct 28, 2024 to May 5, 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.
$100,000.00
Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Oct 28, 2024. 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: 100989239.
$33,489.82
Also funds 9 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 29, 2024 to Sep 2, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Oct 29, 2024 to Nov 12, 2024. 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: 100989239.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$100,000.00
Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Oct 28, 2024. 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: 100989239.
$33,489.82
Also funds 9 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 29, 2024 to Sep 2, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Oct 29, 2024 to Nov 12, 2024. 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: 100989239.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.
by Rep. Hunter, different lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Apr 19, 2023: Left pending in committee
Relating to member contributions to the Texas Municipal Retirement System.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas Senate · Filed Feb 21, 2025
03/06/2025 S Referred to Finance
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Senate committee · Finance · Final status: Died in committee
HB 3161 by Villalobos (identical)
Retirement Systems--Municipal
The text as introduced · 156 words
89R9327 RDR-F By: Hinojosa of Nueces S.B. No. 1544 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.
