SB 3 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

Relating to outdoor warning sirens in flash flood-prone areas.

SB 3 creates a state grant program to help local governments cover costs for installing outdoor warning sirens in areas identified as flood-prone due to the July 2025 Hill Country floods. The bill requires municipalities and counties to install these sirens in locations with a history of severe flooding, high residential density, or significant property damage risk, as determined by the board. The Governor's office will administer the grant program, setting eligibility rules, application processes, and monitoring requirements for funding. This law directly affects local governments in designated flood-prone areas, mandating siren systems to alert residents of imminent flood threats. The bill became effective immediately upon the Governor's signature on September 5, 2025.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Aug 2025

Committee Review

Aug 2025

Senate Passage

Aug 2025

House Passage

Aug 2025

Signed into Law

Sep 2025

Introduced Aug 15, 2025 Signed Sep 5, 2025

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What changed between versions

Engrossed → Enrolled · 4 edits · Sep 5, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was finalized as an Enrolled version, adding formal certification signatures from legislative leaders and the Governor. Substantive changes include clarifying the Governor's authority to delegate grant administration and modifying the rules for financial assistance to outdoor warning sirens to require a compliance certification before funds are approved.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to explicitly include the Governor's power to transfer money to state agencies for grant programs and to delegate administrative duties, while the eligibility for outdoor warning siren funding now requires a specific compliance certification from the recipient.

FISCAL

The Governor's authority to delegate grant program administration was restructured to explicitly allow the transfer of necessary funds to state agencies and the delegation of powers to manage those funds and related Water Code duties.

ELIGIBILITY

Financial assistance for outdoor warning sirens now requires the county or municipality to certify compliance with the section before the board can approve any assistance, rather than withholding assistance until compliance is determined.

TECHNICAL

New sections were added to specify that the new outdoor warning siren provisions apply only to applications submitted on or after the Act's effective date.

Formal certification blocks were added at the end of the bill, certifying the passage votes in the Senate and House and the Governor's approval, converting the Engrossed version to the Enrolled version.

Floor votes · House Aug 26, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Amendments

Sep 5, 2025

Signed into law

Signed by the Governor

executive

Aug 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed in the House

lower

Aug 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed in the Senate

upper

Aug 28, 2025

Introduced

Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported

lower

Aug 27, 2025

Introduced

Senate concurs in House amendment(s)

upper

Aug 26, 2025

Upper · Passed

House passage as amended reported

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Aug 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed

lower

Aug 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed to 3rd reading as amended

lower

Aug 26, 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 20, 2025

Committee

Referred to Disaster Preparedness & Flooding

lower

Aug 20, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

lower

Aug 20, 2025

Introduced

Received from the Senate

lower

Aug 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed

upper

Aug 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed to engrossment as amended

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Aug 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

Amended

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Aug 18, 2025

Introduced

Amendment(s) offered

upper

Aug 15, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee report printed and distributed

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Aug 15, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably w/o amendments

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Aug 15, 2025

Upper · Passed

Vote taken in committee

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Aug 15, 2025

Committee

Referred to Finance

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Aug 15, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

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32 primary · 0 co-sponsors