Texas SB44: Relating to a study by the Department of Public Safety on emergency alert notification systems in this state.

What the bill says

An act relating to a study by the Department of Public Safety on emergency alert notification systems in this state.

From the introduced text, August 19, 2025:

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to a study by the Department of Public Safety on emergency alert notification systems in this state. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. DEFINITION. In this Act, "department" means the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas. SECTION 2. STUDY ON EMERGENCY ALERT NOTIFICATION SYSTEMS. The department, in coordination with the Department of State Health Services, the Texas Division of Emergency Management, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, and the Texas Department of Transportation, shall conduct a study on the efficacy of emergency alert notification systems in this state, including the alert notification systems established under Subchapters K-1, L, L-1, M, P, and Q, Chapter 411, Government Code, and any other alert notification systems operated by the Texas Division of Emergency Management. In conducting the study, the department shall: (1) analyze the means by which emergency alerts are communicated to the public, including roadside dynamic message signs and phone alerts; (2) analyze the appropriateness of the geographic regions to which emergency alerts are broadcast, including whether the size of those geographic regions should be increased or decreased; (3) consider whether there are too many emergency alert notification systems in use and the extent to which members of the public have deactivated emergency alert …

Sponsors

• Sarah Eckhardt (D, SD-014) · primary sponsor

Latest actions

1. August 19, 2025: Filed
2. August 19, 2025: Received by the Secretary of the Senate

Common questions

What is SB44?

SB44 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature 2nd Special Session): Relating to a study by the Department of Public Safety on emergency alert notification systems in this state.

What does SB44 do?

In its own words: An act relating to a study by the Department of Public Safety on emergency alert notification systems in this state.

What is the status of SB44?

Introduced as of August 19, 2025. Latest action: Filed (August 19, 2025).

Who sponsored SB44?

Sarah Eckhardt (D, SD-014).

Where is the official record for SB44?

On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=SB00044