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.)Click here to see the committee vote     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.     * * * * *