Firefighter Pension Bill Sets Stage for Texas Showdown

  • Source: Firehouse
  • Published: 05/09/2017 12:00 AM

The Texas House easily passed Houston's pension reform bill Monday, but not without making several changes friendly to firefighters, setting the stage for a reconciliation showdown between the upper and lower chambers. The House accepted four amendments to the bill the Senate passed last week before voting 112-28 to preliminarily approve Houston's reform measures. The bill now awaits another vote in the House before heading to conference committee, where legislators would seek to achieve consensus.



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