HB 48 Texas House · 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

Relating to the creation of a working group to study alert notification systems.

HB 48 creates a nine-member working group under the Texas Division of Emergency Management to study the state's alert notification systems. The group will evaluate current systems used by the Texas Department of Public Safety and emergency management, including how "notification fatigue" (reducing unnecessary alerts that cause people to ignore them) affects their effectiveness. The working group must hold hearings, consult with federal agencies, and submit a report with legislative recommendations by December 1, 2026. The working group expires on January 1, 2027, after completing its study.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Aug 2025

Committee Review

Aug 2025

House Passage

Aug 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Aug 18, 2025 Last action Aug 27, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Engrossed · 3 edits · Aug 27, 2025

MINOR

The bill was reformatted from a draft to an official engrossed version, but substantive policy changes were added. Most notably, a new requirement was introduced to evaluate how alert systems work for specific vulnerable populations, including the hard of hearing, people with chronic illnesses, and seniors. The bill also expanded the scope of the study to include the Emergency Assistance Registry.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to include a specific evaluation of alert notification systems for vulnerable populations and the Emergency Assistance Registry.

REQUIREMENT

Added a mandatory requirement for the working group to evaluate alert systems specifically for persons who are hard of hearing, persons with chronic illness, and senior citizens.

Added a requirement to evaluate the effectiveness of alert notification systems regarding the Emergency Assistance Registry.

TECHNICAL

The text was reformatted from a draft layout to a standard legislative format, including the addition of bill sponsors and section numbering.

Floor votes · House Aug 27, 2025

How they voted

136–1

Passed · 10 other

Total votes 147

Aug 27, 2025

D Democratic59

51 Yea 8

86% Yea

R Republican88

85 Yea 1 Nay 2

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

Aug 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select

upper

Aug 27, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

upper

Aug 27, 2025

Introduced

Received from the House

upper

Aug 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed

lower

Aug 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed to engrossment as amended

lower

Aug 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Aug 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report sent to Calendars

lower

Aug 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report distributed

lower

Aug 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

lower

Aug 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

lower

Aug 18, 2025

Committee

Referred to Disaster Preparedness & Flooding

lower

Aug 18, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

lower

3 primary · 23 co-sponsors