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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas creates voluntary certification for disaster relief charities and mandates fraud-prevention guides
Last action · August 12, 2025: Placed on Major State CalendarSponsors: Drew Darby and 23 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Texas establishes a voluntary certification program for disaster relief charities and requires public educational materials to help residents avoid fraudulent charitable solicitations during s, effective on the 91st day after the legislative session ends.
Charities certified under the new program gain the right to display an official state seal and receive mandatory consideration when state or local agencies evaluate applications for disaster relief grants and state funding.
- The Texas Division of Emergency Management operates under Chapter 418 of the Texas Government Code to manage state disaster response and preparedness. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Disaster relief organizations
Eligible organizations may apply for voluntary state certification, use an approved state seal, and have their certification status considered in state grant applications.
Charitable donors
Donors receive access to public educational materials and an official registry to help identify reputable disaster relief organizations.
State and local governmental entities
Entities administering disaster relief grants and state funds must consider an applicant organization's certification status.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Are disaster relief organizations required to get certified under the new program?
How does certification affect an organization's ability to receive state disaster funds?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · on the House floor.
Procedural history
14 actions- Aug 12, 2025HousePlaced on Major State Calendar
- Aug 11, 2025HouseConsidered in Calendars
- Aug 10, 2025HouseCommittee report sent to Calendars
- Aug 9, 2025HouseCommittee report distributed
- Aug 9, 2025HouseComte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- Aug 8, 2025HouseCommitteeReported favorably w/o amendment(s)
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- Aug 8, 2025HouseConsidered in formal meeting
- Aug 5, 2025HouseLeft pending in committee
- Aug 5, 2025HouseTestimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- Aug 5, 2025HouseConsidered in public hearing
- Aug 5, 2025HouseScheduled for public hearing on . . .
- Aug 4, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Disaster Preparedness & Flooding
- Aug 4, 2025HouseIntroducedRead first time
- Aug 4, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
Version history
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Full breakdown
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Sponsors
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Discoveries
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Integration of Certification into Grant Making
The measure ties charitable certification directly to state and local disaster relief funding eligibility by requiring entities to consider certification status.
Connected Entities
Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz35Current news / social attention level
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