Texas Vernon's Civil Statutes

§ 6243e — TEXAS LOCAL FIRE FIGHTERS RETIREMENT ACT

CV § 6243eTitle 109. PENSIONS

Statute text

Sec. 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the Texas Local Fire Fighters Retirement Act. Sec. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act:

(1)"Contribution" means an amount of money paid by a municipality or other political subdivision to a retirement system or required to be paid periodically to a retirement system by or on behalf of a member of the retirement system for the purpose of financing benefits payable by the system.

(2)"Employee" means a person who regularly performs services for a fire department, who is a member of the retirement system that includes the fire department, and who regularly receives compensation for those services of at least $200 a month. The term includes a person described by Subsection (d) of Section 9 of this Act who regularly receives compensation by the municipality or other political subdivision of at least $200 a month.

(3)"Fund" means a trust fund established in conjunction with a fire fighters' retirement system for the purpose of holding assets to be used to finance benefits payable by the system.

(4)"Participating member" means an employee who is required to make periodic contributions to a retirement system or a volunteer who meets the requirements of Subsection (b) of Section 10 of this Act.

(5)"Regularly organized fire department" means a unit that is responsible primarily for fighting fires and responding to other emergencies each day and that has specialized equipment for use in performing those tasks.

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Legislative history

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 328 (H.B. 2799), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1116 (H.B. 3731), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1116 (H.B. 3731), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2007. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1116 (H.B. 3731), Sec. 3, eff. June 15, 2007. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1116 (H.B. 3731), Sec. 4, eff. June 15, 2007. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 614 (H.B. 874), Sec. 4(37), eff. June 19, 2009. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 2 (S.B. 2), Sec. 2.16, eff. July 10, 2009. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1152 (S.B. 200), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1212 (S.B. 1413), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1212 (S.B. 1413), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2013. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1212 (S.B. 1413), Sec. 3, eff. June 14, 2013. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1212 (S.B. 1413), Sec. 4, eff. June 14, 2013. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1312 (S.B. 59), Sec. 99(35), eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1316 (S.B. 220), Sec. 2.01, eff. June 14, 2013. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1316 (S.B. 220), Sec. 2.02, eff. June 14, 2013. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1316 (S.B. 220), Sec. 2.03, eff. June 14, 2013. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1316 (S.B. 220), Sec. 2.04, eff. June 14, 2013. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1316 (S.B. 220), Sec. 2.05, eff. June 14, 2013. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1316 (S.B. 220), Sec. 4.01(3), eff. June 14, 2013. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1316 (S.B. 220), Sec. 4.01(4), eff. June 14, 2013. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1316 (S.B. 220), Sec. 4.01(5), eff. June 14, 2013. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1316 (S.B. 220), Sec. 4.01(6), eff. June 14, 2013. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1316 (S.B. 220), Sec. 4.01(7), eff. June 14, 2013. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 886 (H.B. 3056), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1033 (H.B. 3898), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 644 (H.B. 4559), Sec. 288, eff. September 1, 2023.