HB 5

Texas House bill in Session 892.

Status: introduced. Latest action: August 21, 2025.

Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations.

Bill ID TX-892-HB-5

Session 892

Status introduced

Committee Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select

House introduced 2025-08-21

Public Safety Tax / Budget / Appropriations

Summary

During the 89th Legislature, 1st Called Session, the House Select Committee on Disaster Preparedness & Flooding held several hearings investigating the July 2025 historic flooding in Central Texas. The bill author has informed the committee that this investigation revealed several issues facing the state and that both responding to this disaster and ensuring better disaster preparedness in the future require making appropriations for those purposes. H.B. 5 seeks to address these issues by making funding available to help Central Texas communities recover from the devastating July 2025 floods and to strengthen the state's defenses against future extreme weather.

Sponsor

Bonnen

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Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
2025-08-16	Introduced	Bill introduced
2025-08-21	Status	introduced
2025-08-21	Latest Action	Laid on the table subject to call

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