Technology Legislation
DIR tracks technology-related legislation, including bills with directives specific to DIR and bills that impact the state in general. Complete information about each bill is available at the Texas Legislature Online.
Technology and Cybersecurity Bills
| Bill Number | Author | Caption |
|---|---|---|
| HB 4 | Capriglione | Relating to the regulation of the collection, use, processing, and treatment of consumers' personal data by certain business entities; imposing a civil penalty. |
| HB 18 | Slawson | Relating to the protection of minors from harmful, deceptive, or unfair trade practices in connection with the use of certain digital services. |
| HB 71 | Canales | Relating to the establishment of a program for the issuance of digital identification. |
| HB 564 | Raymond | Relating to a study on energy-efficient and energy-saving information technologies. |
| HB 584 | Capriglione | Relating to the development of a state information technology credential offered by public junior colleges to address shortages in the state information resources workforce. |
| HB 712/SB 271 | Shaheen/Johnson | Relating to state agency and local government security incident procedures. |
| HB 984 | Capriglione | Relating to the employment of a chief privacy officer in the Department of Information Resources. |
| HB 1657 | Capriglione | Relating to state agency information technology infrastructure and information security assessments. |
| HB 1659 | Capriglione | Relating to cybersecurity training for certain public employees. |
| HB 1660 | Capriglione | Relating to the process for notifying the attorney general of a breach of security of computerized data by persons doing business in this state. |
| HB 1723 | Raymond | Relating to requiring the Department of Information Resources to conduct a study concerning the cybersecurity of small businesses. |
| HB 1783 | Martinez Fisher | Relating to the establishment of a program for the issuance of digital identification. |
| HB 1844 | Capriglione | Relating to the regulation of the collection, use, processing, and treatment of consumers' personal data by certain business entities. |
| HB 2060 | Capriglione | Relating to the creation of the artificial intelligence advisory council. |
| HB 2156 | Capriglione | Relating to the position of chief information security officer in the Department of information resources. |
| HB 2206 | Patterson | Relating to a prohibition of certain social media platforms developed or provided by certain foreign entities. |
| HB 2453 | Guillen | Relating to the issuance of digital licenses by a licensing agency. |
| HB 2494 | Jetton | Relating to information security officers and network threat detection and response for state agencies. |
| HB 2790 | Dean | Relating to access to social media and social networking websites on public school campuses. |
| HB 3289 | Anderson | Relating to prohibiting the use of certain social media applications and services on devices owned or leased by state agencies. |
| HB 4023 | Harris | Relating to security procedures for digital applications that pose a network security risk to state agencies. |
| SB 271 | Johnson | Relating to state agency and local government security incident procedures. |
| SB 498 | Johnson | Relating to the operation of statewide technology centers. |
| SB 535 | Paxton | Relating to state agency information technology infrastructure and information security assessments. |
| SB 621 | Parker | Relating to the position of chief information security officer in the Department of information resources. |
| SB 717 | Paxton | Relating to public school cybersecurity controls and requirements and technical assistance and cybersecurity risk assessments for public schools provided by the Department of Information. |
| SB 768 | Johnson | Relating to the process for notifying the attorney general of a breach of security of computerized data by persons doing business in this state. |
| SB 782 | Birdwell | Relating to the employment of a chief privacy officer in the Department of Information Resources. |
| SB 1201 | Zaffirini | Relating to the development of a state information technology credential offered by public junior colleges to address shortages in the state information resources workforce. |
| SB 1204 | Paxton | Relating to state and local government information technology infrastructure, information security, and data breach and exposure reporting. |
| SB 1205 | Paxton | Relating to the modernization of information technology of state agencies and certain local governments. |
| SB 2159 | King | Relating to prohibiting the use of certain social media applications and services on devices owned or leased by state agencies. |
| SB 2358 | Parker | Relating to security procedures for digital applications that pose a network security risk to state agencies. |
| SB 2377 | Campbell | Relating to homeland security, including the creation of the Texas Homeland Security Division in the Department of Public Safety, the operations of the Homeland Security Council, the creation of a homeland security fusion center, and the duties of state agencies and local governments in preparing for, reporting, and responding to cybersecurity breaches; providing administrative penalties; creating criminal offenses. |
Government Contracting, Procurement, and HUB Bills
| Bill Number | Author | Caption |
|---|---|---|
| HB 243 | Johnson, Jarvis | Relating to the historically underutilized business task force. |
| HB 713 | Shaheen | Relating to the proprietary purchases process for state agencies. |
| HB 982 | Toth | Relating to a prohibition on contracts with certain companies that use certain environmental, social, and governance criteria. |
| HB 1015 | Vasut | Relating to a prohibition on receipt of state money by businesses that implement COVID-19 vaccination requirements. |
| HB 1033 | Tepper | Relating to prohibiting the use of political tests by governmental entities and certain government contracts. |
| HB 1089 | Rosenthal | Relating to contracting with companies that boycott or discriminate against certain entities. |
| HB 1090 | Rosenthal | Relating to contracting with companies that boycott Israel. |
| HB 1091 | Rosenthal | Relating to contracting with companies that boycott certain energy companies. |
| HB 1092 | Rosenthal | Relating to contracting with companies that discriminate against the firearm or ammunition industries. |
| HB 1132 | Spiller | Relating to the amount of an expenditure made by certain political subdivisions for which competitive bidding is required. |
| HB 1413 | Capriglione | Relating to the awarding of certain contracts for software, hardware, or technology services. |
| HB 1418 | Capriglione | Relating to state agency contracting and certain state employees involved with the contracting. |
| HB 1717 | Hernandez | Relating to the consideration of ownership interests of certain persons with a disability in determining whether a business is a historically underutilized business for purposes of state contracting. |
| HB 1817 | Capriglione | Relating to the validity of a contract for which a disclosure of interested parties is required. |
| HB 2182 | Gonzalez | Relating to the consideration of ownership interests of certain persons in determining whether a business is a historically underutilized business for purposes of state contracting. |
| HB 2425 | Issac | Relating to a prohibition on governmental contracts with Chinese companies. |
| HB 2492 | Capriglione | Relating to the disclosure of certain contracting information under the public information law. |
| HB 2758 | Paul | Relating to a prohibition on state contracts with certain foreign companies or organizations; authorizing a civil penalty. |
| HB 2760 | Hefner | Relating to the disclosure of certain gifts, grants, contracts, and financial interests received from a foreign source by certain state agencies, public institutions of higher education, and state contractors, and to the approval and monitoring of employment-related foreign travel and activities by certain public institution of higher education employees; providing civil and administrative penalties. |
| HB 2823 | Anchia | Relating to state contracts with and investments in certain companies doing business in the Russian Federation. |
| HB 4023 | Harris | Relating to security procedures for digital applications that pose a network security risk to state agencies. |
| HB 4102 | Guillen | Relating to prohibiting the acquisition or use of certain unmanned aircraft by a governmental entity. |
| HB 4822 | Shaheen | Relating to the awarding of certain contracts for software, hardware, or technology services. |
| SB 67 | Zaffirini | Relating to a database of and the barring from state contracts of certain employers for wage theft. |
| SB 498 | Johnson | Relating to the operation of statewide technology centers. |
| SB 541 | Campbell | Relating to the barring of certain vendors from participation in certain contracts with the state or a political subdivision. |
| SB 680 | Johnson | Relating to the disclosure of certain contracting information under the public information law. |
| SB 949 | West | Relating to the creation of a revolving loan program to fund the purchase by historically underutilized businesses of certain bonds required for public work contracts. |
| SB 987 | Kolkhorst | Relating to reporting requirements regarding recovery audits of payments made to vendors by state agencies. |
| SB 877 | Eckhardt | Relating to the consideration of ownership interests of certain persons in determining whether a business is a historically underutilized business for purposes of state contracting. |
| SB 1125 | Johnson | Relating to purchasing by the Department of Information Resources of information technology commodity items. |
| SB 1159 | Johnson | Relating to the eligibility of certain entities for services and commodity items provided by the Department of Information Resources and statewide technology centers. |
| SB 1189 | Parker | Relating to state contracts with and investments in certain companies doing business in the Russian Federation. |
| SB 1893 | Birdwell | Relating to prohibiting the use of certain social media applications and services on devices owned or leased by governmental entities. |
| SB 2459 | Hughes | Relating to the disclosure of certain gifts, grants, contracts, and financial interests received from a foreign source by certain state agencies, public institutions of higher education, and state contractors, and to the approval and monitoring of employment-related foreign travel and activities by certain public institution of higher education employees; providing civil and administrative penalties. |