Increases penalties for making false emergency reports and mandates restitution for emergency response costs.

This bill amends the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure to increase the criminal penalty for making false reports of emergencies involving public or private institutions of higher education or primary and secondary schools. It also mandates restitution for emergency response costs associated with these false reports. The changes apply to offenses committed after the bill's effective date of September 1, 2025.

Increases penalties for making false emergency reports and mandates restitution for emergency response costs.

This bill amends the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure to increase the criminal penalty for making false reports of emergencies involving public or private institutions of higher education or primary and secondary schools. It also mandates restitution for emergency response costs associated with these false reports. The changes apply to offenses committed after the bill's effective date of September 1, 2025.