---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the name of the statewide alert system for certain missing adults."
description: "Relating to the name of the statewide alert system for certain missing adults."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "HB 2677"
citation: "Texas HB 2677 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ALERT SYSTEM (S0523)", "Crimes--Against Persons--General (I0170)", "Law Enforcement (I0510)", "MISSING PERSONS (S0242)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bonnen", "Taylor"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 43
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-03-03"
last_action: "2021-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e1dfb5c1-15af-4bf0-b89e-a09a5a918b3a"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB02600_HB02699/HB 2677.xml"
source_hash: "ae6b680b2fd8ddf4d4938a34bb317bad6bac4cdb8e55d92b822167a72535688c"
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 2677 (87) — Relating to the name of the statewide alert system for certain missing adults.

## 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/87R/billtext/html/HB02677I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02677E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02677H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02677S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02677F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **145–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bonnen — primary (person)
- Taylor — primary (person)
- Swanson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-03** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-17** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-17** Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-25** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-25** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-03-25** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-30** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-03-30** Committee report distributed
- **2021-03-30** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-04-01** Considered in Calendars
- **2021-04-06** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2021-04-06** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-06** Passed to engrossment
- **2021-04-07** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-07** Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-07** Record vote
- **2021-04-07** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-07** Reported engrossed
- **2021-04-08** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2021-04-12** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-04-12** Referred to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-21** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-04-21** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-21** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-04-22** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-22** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-04-22** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-04-29** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-04-29** Laid before the Senate
- **2021-04-29** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-04-29** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-29** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-04-29** Record vote
- **2021-04-29** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-29** Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-29** Record vote
- **2021-04-29** Senate passage reported
- **2021-04-30** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-03** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-03** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-04** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-15** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-15** 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/e1dfb5c1-15af-4bf0-b89e-a09a5a918b3a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).