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TexasHB 13289th Legislature Regular SessionHouse

Relating to the confidentiality of information used to prevent, detect, respond to, or investigate a hostile act of a foreign adversary of the United States.

Sponsored By: Mark Dorazio, Cole Hefner, Bryan Hughes (Republican), Ray Lopez

Signed by Governor

Intergovernmental RelationsOpen RecordsINTERNATIONAL RELATIONSTERRORISM & INTERNAL SECURITY

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Texas shields security records, limiting public access

Texas expands confidentiality rules to cover hostile acts by foreign adversaries, alongside existing protections tied to terrorism and related crimes. Protected records include emergency-provider staffing needs, tactical plans, phone lists, risk assessments, and public communications encryption codes and security keys. The law also shields technical details of critical infrastructure weaknesses and security-system specifications, procedures, locations, passwords, and access codes. Existing legal exceptions for security-system records still apply. Nonfinancial information in state-held reports to U.S. agencies is confidential only when federal law, information-sharing requirements, or funding terms require secrecy. These protections limit public access to the covered records. The law took effect upon enactment.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Mark Dorazio

    House

  • Cole Hefner

    House

  • Bryan Hughes

    Republican • Senate

  • Ray Lopez

    House

Cosponsors

  • Jeff Barry

    House

  • Greg Bonnen

    House

  • Benjamin Bumgarner

    House

  • Giovanni Capriglione

    House

  • David Cook

    House

  • Pat Curry

    House

  • Cody Harris

    House

  • Janis Holt

    House

  • Carrie Isaac

    House

  • Janie Lopez

    House

  • John McQueeney

    House

  • Will Metcalf

    House

  • Angelia Orr

    House

  • Katrina Pierson

    House

  • Ellen Troxclair

    House

  • Terry M. Wilson

    House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 368 • No: 3

Senate vote • 5/20/2025

Record vote

Yes: 30 • No: 1

Senate vote • 5/20/2025

Record vote

Yes: 30 • No: 1

House vote • 4/30/2025

Record vote

Yes: 140 • No: 1

House vote • 4/29/2025

Record vote

Yes: 146 • No: 0

Senate vote • Unknown

Committee vote: Business & Commerce

Yes: 11 • No: 0

House vote • Unknown

Committee vote: Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

Yes: 11 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Effective immediately

    6/20/2025House

  2. Signed by the Governor

    6/20/2025House

  3. Sent to the Governor

    5/22/2025House

  4. Signed in the Senate

    5/21/2025Senate

  5. Signed in the House

    5/21/2025House

  6. Reported enrolled

    5/20/2025House

  7. Senate passage reported

    5/20/2025House

  8. Record vote

    5/20/2025Senate

  9. Passed

    5/20/2025Senate

  10. Read 3rd time

    5/20/2025Senate

  11. Record vote

    5/20/2025Senate

  12. Three day rule suspended

    5/20/2025Senate

  13. Vote recorded in Journal

    5/20/2025Senate

  14. Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

    5/20/2025Senate

  15. Vote recorded in Journal

    5/20/2025Senate

  16. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

    5/20/2025Senate

  17. Placed on intent calendar

    5/20/2025Senate

  18. Committee report printed and distributed

    5/13/2025Senate

  19. Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

    5/13/2025Senate

  20. Reported favorably w/o amendments

    5/13/2025Senate

  21. Vote taken in committee

    5/13/2025Senate

  22. Considered in public hearing

    5/13/2025Senate

  23. Left pending in committee

    5/8/2025Senate

  24. Considered in public hearing

    5/8/2025Senate

  25. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

    5/8/2025Senate

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