Texas House bill in Session 892.
Status: introduced. Latest action: August 21, 2025.
Relating to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery, including required training for justices of the peace and responding to mass fatality events; requiring a license; authorizing fees.
The bill author has informed the House Select Committee on Disaster Preparedness & Flooding of the need for improvements in the way the state and local governments respond to disasters, including the need for better training, coordination, and management. The historic flooding in Central Texas in July 2025 has highlighted that need, which has also been emphasized in the committee's recent hearings. H.B. 2 seeks to address those issues by providing for educational requirements for certain justices of the peace on managing mass fatality events, the revision of statutory provisions relating to required emergency management training for certain government officials, the licensing of emergency management coordinators of certain political subdivisions, the establishment of a statewide volunteer management system, and, among other
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-15 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2025-08-21 | Status | introduced |
| 2025-08-21 | Latest Action | Laid on the table subject to call |