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House passes bill to require law enforcement to report missing children to national center
Summary
HB908 would require law enforcement agencies to report missing child cases to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children within a two‑hour window; sponsor said the measure strengthens reporting and passed by voice vote.
House Bill 908, which would require law enforcement agencies to report missing-child cases to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) within the same two-hour window already required for state systems, was approved by the Texas House on April 2.
Representative Spiller, the bill’s sponsor, said the measure “seeks to strengthen Texas commitment to protecting missing children” by requiring timely, standardized reporting to the national database in addition to current state reporting. He told members the change “ensures that every missing child's case is handled with the urgency and efficiency it deserves.”
Supporters described the bill as a child-centered reform that would help coordinate searches across jurisdictions and improve the chances of quickly finding missing children. The measure passed to engrossment by voice vote; the chair announced, “The ayes have it. House bill 908 passed to engrossment.”
The bill’s sponsor and proponents said the change would impose no cost to taxpayers while standardizing reporting procedures across agencies.
HB908 now advances to the engrossment stage for further processing.
