Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Appropriations A Committee on February 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 1505
Critical Infrastructure Emergency Mapping Grant Program; create within DPS.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE EMERGENCY MAPPING GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING A VERIFIED, STANDARDIZED AND ACCESSIBLE SOURCE OF MAPPING DATA FOR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE THAT MAY BE USED BY PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCIES ACROSS THE STATE TO ENSURE RAPID AND COORDINATED RESPONSE TO EMERGENCY INCIDENTS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROGRAM WILL BE ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY; TO PROVIDE THAT A MUNICIPALITY, COUNTY OR STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY MAY APPLY FOR A GRANT UNDER THE PROGRAM FOR SERVICES TO PRODUCE CRITICAL INCIDENT MAPPING DATA FOR ONE OR MORE BUILDINGS OR CAMPUSES OVER WHICH THE AGENCY HAS JURISDICTION; TO CREATE A SPECIAL FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY TO BE DESIGNATED AS THE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE EMERGENCY MAPPING GRANT FUND; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
January 19 to February 3, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action3 actions on 3 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days
Judiciary BJan 19 to Feb 214 days
Appropriations AFeb 2 to Feb 3 · stopped1 day
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 19 – Feb 3
- Jan 19Referred to the House committees on Judiciary B and on Appropriations A
- Feb 2Reported from JB to AP in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 3 actions, as published
- Jan 19Referred To Judiciary B;Appropriations AHouse of Representatives
- Feb 2DR - TSDP: JB To APHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives