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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas Division of Emergency Management creates uniform outdoor warning siren activation protocol and advisory committee
Last action · August 18, 2025: Referred to Disaster Preparedness & FloodingSponsor: Rhetta Bowers
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What This Bill Proposed
Texas requires the state emergency division to create a uniform statewide protocol for activating s by March 15, 2026, and mandates that local s adopt it by September 1, 2026. The legislation also establishes an advisory committee to guide the protocol, survey local practices, and report recommendations.
Who It Would Have Affected
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Political subdivisions
Municipalities, counties, and special districts operating outdoor warning sirens must adopt and implement the new state activation protocol by September 1, 2026.
Texas Division of Emergency Management
The division must develop and publish the activation protocol, establish an advisory committee, and provide notice of any protocol updates to political subdivisions.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Aug 18, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Disaster Preparedness & Flooding
- Aug 18, 2025HouseIntroducedRead first time
- Aug 15, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
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0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
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