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TexasHB 3389th Legislature Regular SessionHouseWALLET
Relating to active shooter incidents at primary and secondary school facilities and other emergencies.
Sponsored By: Ryan Guillen, Terri Leo Wilson, AJ Louderback, Don McLaughlin, Joe Moody
Signed by Governor
City Government--GeneralCounty Government--GeneralDisabilities, Persons withDisaster Preparedness & ReliefEducation--Higher--GeneralEducation--Junior College DistrictsEducation--Primary & Secondary--Charter SchoolsEducation--Primary & Secondary--FacilitiesEducation--School DistrictsElectronic Information SystemsFire Fighters & Police--GeneralHealth--Emergency Services & PersonnelLaw EnforcementMental Health & Substance AbuseOccupational Regulation--Other Trades & ProfessionsPolitical SubdivisionsSafetyState Agencies, Boards & CommissionsState Finances--Management & ControlUVALDE STRONG ACTAUDITS & AUDITORSCONSTABLESCONTINUING EDUCATIONPEACE OFFICERSSHERIFFSSTAFF DEVELOPMENT & TRAININGTEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY--SAN MARCOSCRIMINAL JUSTICE DIVISION, GOVERNOR'S OFFICEEDUCATION AGENCY, TEXASEDUCATION, COMMISSIONER OFEMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, TEXAS DIVISION OFLAW ENFORCEMENT, TEXAS COMMISSION ONPUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OFSCHOOL SAFETY CENTER, TEXASSTATE HEALTH SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
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Police equipment standards allow resource sharing
Texas police agency standards must include access to at least one breaching tool and one ballistic shield. Agencies must also have written school active-shooter response policies based on current best practices. Standards must recommend how often agencies hold practice drills and reflect each agency’s role, size, and jurisdiction. Agencies in overlapping or neighboring areas can meet protective-equipment standards through agreements to share equipment during critical incidents. Equipment requirements can increase agency costs, while sharing provides another way to meet them.
School communities get emergency response guidance
Texas emergency management officials must develop and publicly post a school active-shooter preparedness and response guide by December 1, 2025. They must work with the state Emergency Management Council. The guide covers command roles, support services, recovery, public communication, training, and community support.
School responders must plan and practice together
In counties with schools, state public safety officials, sheriffs, and identified responder agencies must practice complex school emergency responses together. They must hold a tabletop exercise in every odd-numbered year and an in-person drill in every even-numbered year. By January 1, 2026, state public safety officials and sheriff-identified entities must sign agreements for sharing staff, equipment, facilities, and supplies during critical incidents. Agreements prioritize compatible communications and address evidence collection, jurisdiction, coordination, and each party’s capabilities. Sheriffs must also hold annual school safety meetings covering school emergency plans. Counties below 350,000 residents have a broader required attendance list; larger counties must include district superintendents and school police representatives or contracted-provider agency chiefs.
Training grants help responders and dispatchers
The Texas criminal justice division administers grants to help eligible first responders and emergency dispatchers attend active-attack response training. Courses must be offered through Texas State University’s responder training center or be similar courses approved by the division. The division sets eligibility, application, award, and monitoring rules. The law states no grant amount or specific appropriation.
First responders get mental health planning
Texas emergency management and health agencies must create a mental health resources plan for first responders after qualifying on-duty incidents. Qualifying incidents cause serious injury or pose substantial risks of injury, death, or serious harm to responders’ mental health. The plan addresses pre-incident education and training or lists recommended providers. Every local emergency management director receives the plan. Local governments receiving it must put it into practice and share it with the regional councils of governments that cover their area.
School response reviews limit public access
Specified school incident-response information created or obtained by Texas emergency management or public safety officials is confidential. The information is exempt from state public-records disclosure requirements. Meetings between those state entities and responding police or emergency medical providers about the evaluation requirements are exempt from open-meeting rules.
Charter prekindergarten schools lose class-size limits
Open-enrollment charter schools that offer prekindergarten are exempt from the state class-size limits covered by this provision. Families at these schools lose that class-size protection. The law does not require schools to increase class sizes.
Public disaster spokespeople need certified training
Covered local governments, school districts, charter schools, and listed law enforcement entities must appoint or employ a public information officer. The officer handles public disaster communications; the entity’s chief administrator can serve in this role. Officers must earn state emergency communications certification within one year and complete approved continuing education every 12 months after certification. Officers already serving before September 1, 2025, must earn certification by September 1, 2026. These requirements add training costs for agencies or officers.
School responders face new training requirements
By December 1, 2025, Texas State University’s responder training center must develop school active-shooter training and incorporate findings from final response reports. Local peace officers must complete the center’s program; emergency medical workers must complete state training that reviews at least one final report. Peace officers must also complete introductory Incident Command System and National Incident Management System courses, or approved replacements, without repeating training already completed through the minimum curriculum. Officers who supervise incident responses must complete advanced response and command training, without the usual continuing-education exemption. These requirements add training costs for agencies.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Ryan Guillen
House
Terri Leo Wilson
House
AJ Louderback
House
Don McLaughlin
House
Joe Moody
House
Cosponsors
Daniel Alders
House
Trent Ashby
House
Jeff Barry
House
Cecil Bell Jr.
House
Keith Bell
House
Paul Bettencourt
Republican • Senate
Salman Bhojani
House
César Blanco
Democratic • Senate
Greg Bonnen
House
Brad Buckley
House
Briscoe Cain
House
David Cook
House
Philip Cortez
House
Tom Craddick
House
Charles Cunningham
House
Pat Curry
House
Drew Darby
House
Mano DeAyala
House
Mark Dorazio
House
Paul Dyson
House
Caroline Fairly
House
Lulu Flores
House
James Frank
House
Gary Gates
House
Stan Gerdes
House
Mary E. González
House
Brent Hagenbuch
Republican • Senate
Cody Harris
House
Caroline Harris Davila
House
Richard Hayes
House
Hillary Hickland
House
Adam Hinojosa
Republican • Senate
Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa
Democratic • Senate
Janis Holt
House
Lacey Hull
House
Helen Kerwin
House
Ken King
House
Stan Kitzman
House
Lois Kolkhorst
Republican • Senate
Marc LaHood
House
Stan Lambert
House
Brooks Landgraf
House
Jeff Leach
House
Mitch Little
House
Janie Lopez
House
Ray Lopez
House
David Lowe
House
J. M. Lozano
House
John Lujan
House
Shelley Luther
House
Armando "Mando" Martinez
House
John McQueeney
House
José Menéndez
Democratic • Senate
Will Metcalf
House
Morgan Meyer
House
Mayes Middleton
Republican • Senate
Borris L. Miles
Democratic • Senate
Brent Money
House
Penny Morales Shaw
House
Eddie Morales
House
Matt Morgan
House
Sergio Muñoz Jr.
House
Candy Noble
House
Tom Oliverson
House
Angelia Orr
House
Tan Parker
Republican • Senate
Jared Patterson
House
Dennis Paul
House
Angela Paxton
Republican • Senate
Dade Phelan
House
Mihaela Plesa
House
Richard Peña Raymond
House
Keresa Richardson
House
Ramon Romero Jr.
House
Schatzline
Affiliation unavailable
Charles Schwertner
Republican • Senate
Joanne Shofner
House
Shelby Slawson
House
John T. Smithee
House
Valoree Swanson
House
Senfronia Thompson
House
Steve Toth
House
Ellen Troxclair
House
VanDeaver
Affiliation unavailable
Cody Vasut
House
Denise Villalobos
House
Wes Virdell
House
Royce West
Democratic • Senate
Trey Wharton
House
Terry M. Wilson
House
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 5/23/2025
Record vote
Yes: 135 • No: 0
Senate vote • 5/19/2025
Record vote
Yes: 31 • No: 0
Senate vote • 5/19/2025
Record vote
Yes: 31 • No: 0
House vote • 4/29/2025
Record vote
Yes: 148 • No: 0
House vote • 4/28/2025
Record vote
Yes: 147 • No: 0
Senate vote • Unknown
Committee vote: Criminal Justice
Yes: 7 • No: 0
House vote • Unknown
Committee vote: Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Yes: 11 • No: 0
Bill Text
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House Committee Report
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Senate Committee Report
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