Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Committee advances bill requiring law-enforcement reports of missing children to national database within two hours
Summary
House Bill 908 would require law-enforcement agencies to report missing-children cases to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children within two hours. Supporters, including faith groups and child-safety advocates, said standardized, timely reporting will improve recovery chances.
House Bill 908, which would require law-enforcement agencies to report missing-children cases to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) within two hours of receiving a report, was advanced by the Senate Committee on Criminal Justice on May 20.
Senator Judith Zaffirini laid out the bill and said that in 2024 Texas agencies reported 31,864 children…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
