HB 876 — Increasing the criminal penalty
This bill covers increasing the criminal penalty for making false reports regarding an emergency at an institution of higher education or primary or secondary school and to restitution for emergency response costs associated with those false reports.
This bill covers increasing the criminal penalty for making false reports regarding an emergency at an institution of higher education or primary or secondary school and to restitution for emergency response costs associated with those false reports.
Author: Landgraf. Filed: 11/09/2026 (H Filed). Caption: “Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for making false reports regarding an emergency at an institution of higher education or primary or secondary school and to restitution for emergency response costs associated with those false reports.”
Subjects: Criminal Procedure--General (I0208), Education--Primary & Secondary--General (I0230). Council document: see the Legislature history page.
Full bill text (Introduced)
Official text from the Texas Legislature. Bill history for HB 876 · Bill text (HTML).
Sources: Texas Legislature, Today's Filed Bills in the House (11/09/2026), HB 876; 90th Legislature BillLookup history and Introduced bill text.