---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to a local area activation of the alert system for certain missing children."
description: "Relating to a local area activation of the alert system for certain missing children."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "88"
identifier: "HB 3556"
citation: "Texas HB 3556 (88)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ALERT SYSTEM (S0523)", "Crimes--Against Persons--General (I0170)", "Criminal Procedure--General (I0208)", "Electronic Information Systems (I0311)", "Law Enforcement (I0510)", "MISSING CHILDREN (S2362)", "Minors--Crimes Against (I0532)", "PUBLIC SAFETY", "DEPARTMENT OF (V0251)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Garcia", "Harless", "Meyer", "Parker", "Stucky"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 53
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-03-06"
last_action: "2023-06-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/83d5849f-9bc2-46ff-8051-259143488901"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/house_bills/HB03500_HB03599/HB 3556.xml"
source_hash: "f9f2552cfc29056dd5fda7523f840aaf1706719501aa75ed2dc5bdee6cb7d196"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
---

# Texas HB 3556 (88) — Relating to a local area activation of the alert system for certain missing children.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB03556I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB03556E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB03556H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB03556S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB03556F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **139–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Garcia — primary (person)
- Harless — primary (person)
- Meyer — primary (person)
- Parker — primary (person)
- Stucky — primary (person)
- Blanco — cosponsor (person)
- Eckhardt — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-03-06** Filed `filing`
- **2023-03-16** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-16** Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-25** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-04-25** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2023-04-25** Left pending in committee
- **2023-04-26** Considered in formal meeting
- **2023-04-26** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-26** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-03** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2023-05-03** Committee report distributed
- **2023-05-04** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
- **2023-05-06** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
- **2023-05-09** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
- **2023-05-09** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-09** Passed to engrossment
- **2023-05-09** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-05-09** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-05-09** Passed `passage`
- **2023-05-09** Record vote
- **2023-05-09** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-05-09** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-05-09** Reported engrossed
- **2023-05-10** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2023-05-11** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-05-11** Referred to Criminal Justice `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-19** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2023-05-19** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-05-19** Vote taken in committee
- **2023-05-19** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-19** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2023-05-20** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2023-05-22** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2023-05-22** Placed on intent calendar
- **2023-05-23** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2023-05-23** Not again placed on intent calendar
- **2023-05-24** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2023-05-24** Placed on intent calendar
- **2023-05-24** Laid before the Senate `receipt`
- **2023-05-24** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-24** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-05-24** Three day rule suspended
- **2023-05-24** Record vote
- **2023-05-24** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-05-24** Passed `passage`
- **2023-05-24** Record vote
- **2023-05-25** Senate passage reported `passage`
- **2023-05-26** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-05-27** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2023-05-29** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2023-05-30** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-13** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-13** Effective immediately `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/83d5849f-9bc2-46ff-8051-259143488901`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).