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 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 2060	Capriglione	Relating to the creation of the artificial intelligence advisory council.
HB 2453	Guillen	Relating to the issuance of digital licenses by a licensing agency.
HB 3730	Wilson	Relating to the directory of users of the centralized telephone service for entities in the capitol complex.
SB 271	Johnson	Relating to state agency and local government security incident procedures.
SB 621	Parker	Relating to the position of chief information security officer in the Department of information resources.
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.

Government Contracting, Procurement, and HUB Bills

Bill Number	Author	Caption
HB 1817	Capriglione	Relating to the validity of a contract for which a disclosure of interested parties is required.
HB 3013	Slawson	Relating to exempting certain contracts from procurement notice requirements.
HB 4553	Longoria	Relating to the eligibility of certain entities for services and commodity items provided by the Department of Information Resources and statewide technology centers.
SB 1893	Birdwell	Relating to prohibiting the use of certain social media applications and services on devices owned or leased by governmental entities.