Author: Dee Quinn

  • October 26, 2017
    DROP Interest Rate for Calendar Year 2018 The Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP) interest rate for calendar year 2018 will…

  • August 30, 2017
    HMEPS Check Update If you are expecting mail delivery of an HMEPS check, please be aware that the US Postal…

  • May 31, 2017
    Governor Abbott signed the pension reform bill (SB 2190) into law on May 31, 2017, with an effective date of…

  • May 24, 2017
    HMEPS Statement on the Texas Legislature’s Passage of Houston Pension Legislation The 85th Texas Legislature has approved final passage of…

  • May 8, 2017
    Legislative Update on SB 2190 - Houston Pension Reform Bill Today the Texas House of Representatives took up SB 2190,…

  • May 7, 2017
    Legislative Update and Summary of Benefit and Contribution Changes HMEPS is preparing for legislative changes to the pension plan that…

  • May 2, 2017
    Senate passage of SB 2190 The Houston Chronicle reported yesterday’s passage of amended SB 2190 (Houston bill) by the Texas…

  • April 28, 2017
    Thank you to the many members who recently contacted Representatives on the House Calendars Committee regarding HB 43. For those…

  • March 21, 2017
    HMEPS Heads to Austin Yesterday, as part of the Texas Legislature’s 85th Regular Session, the State Affairs Committee of the…

  • February 1, 2017
    The cost of living adjustment (COLA) will be 2% beginning February 1, 2018. The COLA calculation is set forth in…