H.B. No. 150 amends several sections of the Government Code to require that specific alert messages be provided in both English and Spanish. The bill mandates that power outage alerts, as well as alerts related to abducted children, missing persons with intellectual disabilities, active shooters, Silver Alerts, and other law enforcement alerts, must include information in both languages. This includes a requirement for the information disseminated through text messages to also be bilingual.

The bill outlines the necessary content for each type of alert, ensuring that they contain relevant information that may assist in the recovery of missing individuals or the apprehension of suspects. The Department of Public Safety is tasked with adopting rules to implement these changes, which are set to take effect on September 1, 2025.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: Government Code 411.306, Government Code 411.352, Government Code 411.372, Government Code 411.388, Government Code 411.448, Government Code 411.468 (Government Code 411)