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TX HB 2688

enacted

Relating to the public retirement systems of certain municipalities.

Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · lower

Quick answers

Did TX HB 2688 pass?

Yes. TX HB 2688 has been enacted into law as of 2025-06-20. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX HB 2688 about?

TX HB 2688 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the public retirement systems of certain municipalities.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 2688?

Thompson, Oliverson, Perez, Mary Ann and 3 others are the primary sponsors of TX HB 2688, joined by 20 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-03-18
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Thompsonprimary
  • Oliversonprimary
  • Perez, Mary Annprimary
  • Huffmanprimary
  • Metcalfprimary
  • Harlessprimary
  • Hullcosponsor
  • Johnsoncosponsor
  • Jones, Jolandacosponsor
  • Lambertcosponsor
  • Morales Shawcosponsor
  • Morales, Christinacosponsor
  • Paulcosponsor
  • Rosenthalcosponsor
  • Swansoncosponsor
  • Vasutcosponsor
  • Vocosponsor
  • Wallecosponsor
  • Ward Johnsoncosponsor
  • Alvaradocosponsor
  • Cookcosponsor
  • Allencosponsor
  • Barrycosponsor
  • Duttoncosponsor
  • Gatescosponsor
  • Gerencosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-11

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-03-18

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-03-18

    Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-04-23

    Considered in public hearing

  5. 2025-04-23

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  6. 2025-04-23

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  7. 2025-04-23

    Left pending in committee

  8. 2025-04-24

    Considered in formal meeting

  9. 2025-04-24

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  10. 2025-04-24

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2025-04-30

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  12. 2025-04-30

    Committee report distributed

  13. 2025-05-01

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  14. 2025-05-05

    Considered in Calendars

  15. 2025-05-07

    Placed on General State Calendar

  16. 2025-05-07

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  17. 2025-05-07

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  18. 2025-05-07

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  19. 2025-05-07

    Record vote

  20. 2025-05-07

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  21. 2025-05-08

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  22. 2025-05-08

    Passed

    passage

  23. 2025-05-08

    Record vote

  24. 2025-05-08

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  25. 2025-05-08

    Reported engrossed

  26. 2025-05-08

    Received from the House

    introduction

  27. 2025-05-15

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  28. 2025-05-15

    Referred to Finance

    referral-committee

  29. 2025-05-20

    Co-sponsor authorized

  30. 2025-05-21

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  31. 2025-05-21

    Considered in public hearing

  32. 2025-05-21

    Testimony taken in committee

  33. 2025-05-21

    Vote taken in committee

  34. 2025-05-21

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  35. 2025-05-21

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  36. 2025-05-21

    Committee report printed and distributed

  37. 2025-05-23

    Co-sponsor authorized

  38. 2025-05-23

    Placed on intent calendar

  39. 2025-05-23

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  40. 2025-05-23

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

    reading-2

  41. 2025-05-23

    Vote recorded in Journal

  42. 2025-05-23

    Three day rule suspended

  43. 2025-05-23

    Record vote

  44. 2025-05-23

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  45. 2025-05-23

    Passed

    passage

  46. 2025-05-23

    Record vote

  47. 2025-05-24

    Senate passage as amended reported

    amendment-passage

  48. 2025-05-24

    Senate Amendments distributed

  49. 2025-05-24

    Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

  50. 2025-05-28

    House concurs in Senate amendment(s)

  51. 2025-05-28

    Record vote

  52. 2025-05-28

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  53. 2025-05-28

    Text of Senate Amendment(s)

  54. 2025-05-28

    House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported

  55. 2025-05-29

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  56. 2025-05-30

    Signed in the House

    passage

  57. 2025-05-31

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  58. 2025-05-31

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  59. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  60. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-07 · pass · 137-0

    Member-level votes (153)
    • Alders: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • King: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Landgraf(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Excused: absent
    • Kitzman: absent
    • Orr: absent
    • Wall: absent
    • Allen: absent
    • Bucy: absent
    • DeAyala: absent
    • Gámez: absent
    • Gervin-Hawkins: absent
    • Johnson: absent
    • Kerwin: absent
    • Longoria: absent
  • passage

    2025-05-08 · pass · 146-0

    Member-level votes (151)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Geren(C: not voting
    • Gervin-Hawkins: absent
    • Goodwi: absent
  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSHB 2688 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-05-23 · pass · 31-0

  • passage

    2025-05-28 · pass · 132-1

    Member-level votes (151)
    • Alders: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Lowe: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Allen: absent
    • Anchía: absent
    • Guerra: absent
    • Harris: absent
    • Hinojosa: absent
    • Kerwin: absent
    • Longoria: absent
    • Talarico: absent
    • Canales: absent
    • Curry: absent
    • Gates: absent
    • González, J.: absent
    • González, M.: absent
    • Leach: absent
    • Meza: absent
    • Schatzline: absent

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