Relating to member contributions to the Texas Municipal Retirement System.

SB 1544 requires Texas municipalities with departments in the state retirement system to set a uniform employee contribution rate between 5% and 8% of salary for all participating departments. It directly affects cities and towns operating municipal retirement plans, mandating equal contribution rates across all their departments unless they had pre-existing different rates before September 1, 1991 (which they may maintain until choosing to standardize). The bill amends existing law to eliminate current flexibility for municipalities to have varying contribution rates per department, except for grandfathered cases. The change takes effect September 1, 2025.