Texas legislation · 89th Legislature Regular Session
Texas HB2688: Relating to the public retirement systems of certain municipalities.
Status: Signed into law, June 20, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to the public retirement systems of certain municipalities.
From the enrolled text, May 29, 2025:
AN ACT relating to the public retirement systems of certain municipalities. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: ARTICLE 1. FIREFIGHTERS' RELIEF AND RETIREMENT FUND SECTION 1.01. The heading to Article 6243e.2(1), Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows: Art. 6243e.2(1). FIREFIGHTERS' RELIEF AND RETIREMENT FUND IN MUNICIPALITIES OF AT LEAST[ADDED: 2,000,000][[DELETED: 1,600,000]] POPULATION. SECTION 1.02. Section 1(13-e), Article 6243e.2(1), Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows: (13-e) "Normal retirement age" means: (A) [[DELETED: for a member, including a member who was ] [DELETED: hired before the year 2017 effective date and who involuntarily ] [DELETED: separated from service but has been retroactively reinstated in ] [DELETED: accordance with an arbitration, civil service, or court ruling, ] [DELETED: hired before the year 2017 effective date,]] the age at which[ADDED: a][[DELETED: the]] member attains 20 years of service; or (B) [[DELETED: except as provided by Paragraph (A) of this ] [DELETED: subdivision, for a member hired or rehired on or after the year 2017 ] [DELETED: effective date,]] the age at which[ADDED: a member first attains both the ] [ADDED: age of at least 50 and at least 10 years of service][[DELETED: the sum of the ] [DELETED: member's age, in years, and the member's years of participation in ] [DELETED: the fund equals at …
Sponsors
- Sam Harless (R, HD-126) · primary sponsor
- Tom Oliverson (R, HD-130)
- Mary Perez (D, HD-144)
- William Metcalf (R, HD-016)
- Senfronia Thompson (D, HD-141)
- Alma Allen (D, HD-131)
- Jeff Barry (R, HD-029)
- Harold Dutton (D, HD-142)
- Gary Gates (R, HD-028)
- Charlie Geren (R, HD-099)
- Lacey Hull (R, HD-138)
- Ann Johnson (D, HD-134)
Latest actions
- : Effective on 9/1/25
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Sent to the Governor
- : Signed in the Senate
- : Signed in the House
- : Reported enrolled
- : House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
- : Text of Senate Amendment(s)
- : Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- : Record vote (RV#3959)
Votes
- Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Committee Vote (Out of committee): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Finance Committee Vote (Out of committee): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#3959 (May 28, 2025): 132 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Rules suspended-Three day rule (May 23, 2025): 31 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Read 3rd time (May 23, 2025): 31 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#1801 (May 8, 2025): 146 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Retirement Systems--Municipal, City Government--Finance, Retirement Systems--Police & Firefighters, New home construction contractors
Common questions
- What is HB2688?
- HB2688 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature Regular Session): Relating to the public retirement systems of certain municipalities.
- What does HB2688 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the public retirement systems of certain municipalities.
- What is the status of HB2688?
- Signed into law as of June 20, 2025. Latest action: Effective on 9/1/25 (June 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB2688?
- Sam Harless (R, HD-126), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB2688?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB02688
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