TX HB 61
died on adjournmentRelating to the development of a statewide real-time emergency communications platform.
Texas · 892 · lower
Quick answers
Did TX HB 61 pass?
No. TX HB 61 died when the 892 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-08-18): Referred to Disaster Preparedness & Flooding
What is TX HB 61 about?
TX HB 61 is a bill in the 892 titled “Relating to the development of a statewide real-time emergency communications platform.”.
Who sponsors TX HB 61?
Gervin-Hawkins is the primary sponsor of TX HB 61.
- Introduced
- 2025-08-18
- Latest action
- 2025-08-18 — Referred to Disaster Preparedness & Flooding
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
- City Government--General (I0060)
- County Government--General (I0096)
- Disaster Preparedness & Relief (I0211)
- EMAIL & ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS (S0321)
- EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, TEXAS DIVISION OF (VP6FW)
- Health--Emergency Services & Personnel (I0384)
- State Agencies, Boards & Commissions (I0749)
- State Finances--Management & Control (I0748)
- Utilities--Telecommunications (I0828)
Sponsors
- Gervin-Hawkinsprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-08-15
Filed
filing
2025-08-18
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-08-18
Referred to Disaster Preparedness & Flooding
referral-committee
Versions
- IntroducedCompare
Documents
Votes
Not provided by source.
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
Attribution
Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:35:18.766313Z
Inspect retained evidence for changes recorded after evidence tracking began:
Use this data
Every field on this page is available from the free public API — no key or licence required. Fetch this bill as JSON: GET /api/v1/bills?jurisdiction=TX&identifier=HB 61. See the API docs or the MCP server for AI assistants.
Known limitations
- Sponsor party and chamber affiliation are not yet captured by this API.
- Committee referrals are not yet captured.
See the methodology page for data sources and limitations.