Texas legislation · 89th Legislature 2nd Special Session
Texas HB257: Relating to emergency warning systems operated by municipalities and counties.
Status: Introduced, August 19, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to emergency warning systems operated by municipalities and counties.
From the introduced text, August 19, 2025:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to emergency warning systems operated by municipalities and counties. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 418, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 418.1103 to read as follows: [ADDED: Sec.][ADDED: ][ADDED: 418.1103.][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: LOCAL EMERGENCY WARNING SYSTEM. (a) ][ADDED: ][ADDED: In this ] [ADDED: section, "contact information" means an individual's telephone ] [ADDED: number, mobile telephone number, physical address, or e-mail ] [ADDED: address.] [ADDED: (b)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: For purposes of operating an emergency warning system ] [ADDED: for residents of a political subdivision, the political subdivision ] [ADDED: may contract with the department for disclosure by the department ] [ADDED: of the contact information of a political subdivision resident who ] [ADDED: consents to the disclosure for the purpose of participating in the ] [ADDED: system.] [ADDED: (c)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: A participant in an emergency warning system described ] [ADDED: by Subsection (b) may request removal from the system by submitting ] [ADDED: a written request, including a text message from a cellular ] [ADDED: telephone or other wireless communication device, for removal to ] [ADDED: the applicable political subdivision. ][ADDED: ][ADDED: On receipt of the request, ] [ADDED: the applicable political subdivision shall remove the ] [ADDED: participant's contact …
Sponsors
- Ray Lopez (D, HD-125) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Filed
Subjects: County Government--General, City Government--General, Political Subdivisions, ALERT SYSTEM, PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF, Vehicles & Traffic--Driver's Licenses, Protection of Personal Information, Disaster Preparedness & Relief
Common questions
- What is HB257?
- HB257 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature 2nd Special Session): Relating to emergency warning systems operated by municipalities and counties.
- What does HB257 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to emergency warning systems operated by municipalities and counties.
- What is the status of HB257?
- Introduced as of August 19, 2025. Latest action: Filed (August 19, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB257?
- Ray Lopez (D, HD-125).
- Where is the official record for HB257?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB00257
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