Texas 89th Legislature, 1st Called Session (2025) Status: Introduced

HB 147 — Relating to the development of a statewide real-time emergency communications platform.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 89th Legislature, 1st Called Session (2025). It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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This bill amends 1 section(s) of the Texas statutes: Section 418.0475, Government Code.

  • Section 418.0475, Government Code

    Sec. 418.0475. STATEWIDE REAL-TIME EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS PLATFORM. (a) In this section, "platform" means the statewide real-time emergency communications platform developed under Subsection (b) to support communications between governmental agencies and other agencies before, during, and after a natural disaster or other emergency. (b) The division shall develop and maintain a statewide real-time emergency communications platform to ensure that governmental agencies and other agencies that respond to disasters throughout this state have access to a communications platform: (1) capable of rapid and efficient communication in times of disaster; and (2) dedicated to facilitating interagency communication regarding disaster preparedness and response. (c) The platform must: (1) integrate and provide for mapping, alerts, data tracking, resource requests and management, and other capabilities as the division determines advisable; (2) be accessible to emergency management personnel at state, regional, and local agencies, the first responders of those agencies, and other first responders as determined by the division; (3) be interoperable with existing state and federal emergency management communication systems and networks; and (4) use plain language and follow standards established by this state and the federal government for use of terminology in emergency management. (d) The division shall incorporate the platform into the comprehensive state emergency management plan prepared under Section 418.042 as an appropriate means of communication and each local and interjurisdictional agency shall incorporate the platform into the emergency management plan prepared for its area under Section 418.106 as an appropriate means of communication. (e) The division shall grant the following entities access to the platform: (1) the Commission on State Emergency Communications; (2) the General Land Office; (3) the Public Utility Commission of Texas; (4) the Railroad Commission of Texas; (5) the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; (6) the Department of State Health Services; (7) the Texas Department of Transportation; (8) the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas; (9) the Health and Human Services Commission; (10) other stage agencies with the duty to prepare for or respond to disasters as determined by the division; (11) each municipality; (12) each county; (13) any other political subdivision with the duty to prepare for or respond to disasters, as determined by the division; (14) members of the Texas Interoperable Communications Coalition; (15) each trauma service area regional advisory council; and (16) any other entity the division determines appropriate. (f) The division may collaborate with any state agency as appropriate to develop and maintain the platform. (g) Agencies described by Subsection (e) may use any funds available to cover the costs of using the platform, including for communication, information sharing, and resource requests and management.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 147?
HB 147 is sponsored by Barbara Gervin-Hawkins.
What is the current status of HB 147?
This bill died with 89th Legislature, 1st Called Session (2025). It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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