Texas legislation · 89th Legislature Regular Session
Texas HB908: Relating to the reporting by law enforcement agencies of missing children to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
Status: Signed into law, June 20, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to the reporting by law enforcement agencies of missing children to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
From the enrolled text, May 24, 2025:
AN ACT relating to the reporting by law enforcement agencies of missing children to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Article 63.00905(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, as added by Chapter 729 (H.B. 2660), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, is amended to read as follows: (a) Regardless of the jurisdiction in which the child went missing, a law enforcement agency, on receiving a report of a missing child, shall: (1) immediately start an investigation in order to determine the present location of the child; (2) immediately, but not later than two hours after receiving the report, enter the name of the child into the clearinghouse and the national crime information center missing person file if the child meets the center's criteria, with all available identifying features such as dental records, fingerprints, other physical characteristics, and a description of the clothing worn when last seen, and all available information describing any person reasonably believed to have taken or retained the missing child; (3) immediately, but not later than two hours after the agency receives the report, enter the applicable information into[ADDED: :] [ADDED: (A)]the Texas Law Enforcement Telecommunications System or a successor system of telecommunication used by law enforcement agencies and operated by the …
Sponsors
- David Spiller (R, HD-068) · primary sponsor
- Suleman Lalani (D, HD-076)
- Greg Bonnen (R, HD-024)
- Aicha Davis (D)
- Cody Harris (R, HD-008)
- Richard Hayes (R, HD-057)
- Marc LaHood (R, HD-121)
- Janie Lopez (R, HD-037)
- Ray Lopez (D, HD-125)
- William Metcalf (R, HD-016)
- Penny Morales Shaw (D, HD-148)
- Matt Morgan (R, HD-026)
Latest actions
- : Effective on 9/1/25
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Sent to the Governor
- : Signed in the Senate
- : Signed in the House
- : Reported enrolled
- : Senate passage reported
- : Passed
- : Read 3rd time
- : Record vote
Votes
- Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Committee Vote (Out of committee): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Criminal Justice Committee Vote (Out of committee): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Rules suspended-Three day rule (May 23, 2025): 31 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Read 3rd time (May 23, 2025): 31 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#86 (April 3, 2025): 116 yea, 33 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#74 (April 3, 2025): 143 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Law Enforcement, MISSING CHILDREN, Criminal Procedure--General, Minors--Crimes Against
Common questions
- What is HB908?
- HB908 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature Regular Session): Relating to the reporting by law enforcement agencies of missing children to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
- What does HB908 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the reporting by law enforcement agencies of missing children to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
- What is the status of HB908?
- Signed into law as of June 20, 2025. Latest action: Effective on 9/1/25 (June 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB908?
- David Spiller (R, HD-068), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB908?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB00908
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