Shown verbatim: the complete text as captured from the official page posted by the Texas Legislature, fetched 2026-08-29. Where this bill amends existing law, language marked for deletion in the official page appears here in brackets. This is the enrolled version. The official bill page.
S.B. No. 767 AN ACT relating to creating a database of the firefighting equipment in the state available for use in responding to wildfires. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 88, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 88.1255 to read as follows: Sec. 88.1255. STATEWIDE DATABASE OF FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT. (a) In this section, "fire department" means: (1) a volunteer fire department; or (2) a department of a municipality, county, or special district or authority that provides firefighting services. (b) The Texas Forest Service shall create and maintain a comprehensive database that shows in real time the statewide inventory of firefighting equipment that is available for use in responding to wildfires. (c) The database must: (1) include a description of the type of firefighting equipment each fire department in the state has available for use in responding to wildfires; (2) include contact information for the fire department that has the equipment; (3) be searchable by location and equipment type; and (4) be accessible by all fire departments in the state and allow each fire department to update the information in the database regarding the equipment the fire department has available. (d) The Texas Forest Service shall assist a fire department that provides equipment information to the database in updating the database annually or as soon as practicable after any change in the availability of the department's firefighting equipment. The Texas Forest Service shall use an electronic notification system to remind fire departments, at least once each calendar year, to update the availability of the department's firefighting equipment. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I hereby certify that S.B. No. 767 passed the Senate on March 11, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; and that the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 5, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate I hereby certify that S.B. No. 767 passed the House, with amendment, on April 30, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, two present not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House Approved: ______________________________ Date ______________________________ Governor
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record.