HB 3049
bill making animal control officers first responders
Died in committee
Verdict: No flags
Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade
Caption
relating to the designation of animal control officers as first responders.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Only the ones whose duties include responding rapidly to an emergency.
The bill adds animal control officers to the state homeland security law's definition of "first responder," but only those whose duties include responding rapidly to an emergency. It touches city and county animal control officers and the state emergency-planning programs that use this definition. On the ground, those officers would be counted alongside police, firefighters, EMS workers and dispatchers wherever state homeland security law refers to first responders, starting September 1, 2025.
Labels
Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Feb 19, 2025 and referred to the House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-HB3049 · 2025-02-19
SOLD BY
+ 9 coauthors
ITEM
relating to the designation of animal control officers as first responders.
WHAT IT DOES
Only the ones whose duties include responding rapidly to an emergency.
The bill adds animal control officers to the state homeland security law's definition of "first responder," but only those whose duties include responding rapidly to an emergency. It touches city and county animal control officers and the state emergency-planning programs that use this definition. On the ground, those officers would be counted alongside police, firefighters, EMS workers and dispatchers wherever state homeland security law refers to first responders, starting September 1, 2025.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY
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Donors
Not tied to this bill.
Sources
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Nov 1, 2024 to Oct 20, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$121,392.42
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC
$121,392.42
- Cash
- $75,000.00
- Paid by others
- $46,392.42
- Total
- $121,392.42
Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Dec 9, 2024 to Sep 12, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100987252, 101031352, 101036067, 101040466, 101069173.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC
$121,392.42
- Cash
- $75,000.00
- Paid by others
- $46,392.42
- Total
- $121,392.42
Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Dec 9, 2024 to Sep 12, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100987252, 101031352, 101036067, 101040466, 101069173.
Votes
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
Fiscal
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
How this was graded
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Sources
Texas House · Filed Feb 19, 2025
03/20/2025 H Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs: Mar 20 2025 11:50AM
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
House committee · Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs · Final status: Died in committee
Subjects
Animals
Health--Emergency Services & Personnel
Text
The text as introduced · 207 words
By: Kerwin H.B. No. 3049 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the designation of animal control officers as first responders. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 421.095, Government Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 421.095. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter (1) "First responder" means a public safety employee or volunteer whose duties include responding rapidly to an emergency. The term includes: (A) a peace officer whose duties include responding rapidly to an emergency; (B) fire protection personnel under section 419.021; (C) a volunteer firefighter who is: (i) certified by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection or by the state Firemen's and Fire Marshals' Association of Texas; or (ii) a member of an organized volunteer fire-fighting unit as described by section 615.003; (D) an individual certified as emergency medical services personnel by the Department of State Health Services; (E) an emergency response operator or emergency services dispatcher who provides communication support services for an agency by responding to requests for assistance in emergencies; ( F) an animal control officer whose duties include responding rapidly to an emergency; and (G) other emergency response personnel employed by an agency. SECTION 8. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.