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TexasSB 231289th Legislature Regular SessionSenate

Relating to the establishment and powers and duties of the Texas Advisory Committee on Geopolitical Conflict.

Sponsored By: Cole Hefner, Bryan Hughes (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Courts--DistrictDisaster Preparedness & ReliefGovernorIntergovernmental RelationsMilitary & VeteransState Agencies, Boards & Commissions--Newly ProposedTEXAS GEOPOLITICAL CONFLICT STRESS TEST ACTINTERNATIONAL RELATIONSLIEUTENANT GOVERNORMEDICINE & PRESCRIPTION DRUGSSPEAKER OF THE HOUSESUBPOENASADJUTANT GENERALEMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, TEXAS DIVISION OFNATIONAL GUARD, TEXASPUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OFTEXAS ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON GEOPOLITICAL CONFLICT

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6 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 3 mixed.

Texas committee can compel relevant evidence

From September 1, 2025, until the chapter expires September 1, 2029, the committee has subpoena power. It can require relevant witnesses to attend hearings and relevant records to be provided for inspection or copying. Through the Texas attorney general, it can seek enforcement in district court. The court must find good cause for issuing the subpoena before ordering compliance.

Texas reviews risks to critical supplies

With the adjutant general's help, the committee must audit important state purchases that conflict could disrupt. It must identify goods tied to foreign adversaries, their state-owned companies, businesses based in their territories, or substantial sourcing from them. The review also covers vulnerable suppliers elsewhere and must rate the risk to Texas for each threatened purchase. It must recommend other sources where available and explain barriers to finding or using them. The first report is due to the governor October 1, 2026.

Texas tests conflict readiness and infrastructure

The committee must run at least one discussion-based exercise with Texas National Guard help, centered on a foreign adversary's invasion. It must cover aggression against U.S. forces and intentional or incidental damage to supply chains, infrastructure, or other assets. The committee must also identify infrastructure targets, assess cyberattack and sabotage risks, and develop ways to prevent or limit damage. This covers systems such as power, water, communications, transportation, emergency services, and military facilities; initial reports reach the governor by October 1, 2026. Electric and gas utilities do not have to share exact critical infrastructure locations for the exercise.

Texas reviews medicine supplies and safety

The committee must review the full prescription drug supply chain with the Health and Human Services Commission and Department of State Health Services. It must identify drugs, active ingredients, and key starting materials made in or by foreign adversaries or substantially sourced from companies under their jurisdiction. The review must list drug classes and common uses, assess effectiveness, toxicity, impurities, other quality concerns, and conflict-related supply risks. It must assess alternative sources, barriers to using them, and the feasibility and cost of creating and maintaining a state backup supply. The initial report is due to the governor October 1, 2026; the law requires a study, not a stockpile or patient benefit.

Texas creates temporary conflict planning committee

Effective September 1, 2025, the law creates a nine-member Texas Advisory Committee on Geopolitical Conflict within the Texas Military Department. It develops security plans and information to help Texas coordinate during conflicts. Members include state security officials and governor and legislative appointees; appointments are due October 1, 2025. Appointed members need relevant threat knowledge, and two-year terms apply except for certain members serving through their state offices. Members receive no pay but get actual, necessary work expenses reimbursed as authorized by the state budget, with no amount specified. The committee is abolished and its governing chapter expires September 1, 2029.

Texas protects security records, limits access

While the chapter operates, September 1, 2025, to September 1, 2029, information given to or produced by the committee is confidential. The governor's office must keep it; the governor can disclose information without giving up confidentiality protections for later requests. Committee meetings are exempt from the Texas Open Meetings Act. The committee must prepare an annual public report summarizing findings and may recommend policies. Release requires a committee majority vote, and public reports must exclude information that jeopardizes state or national security.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Cole Hefner

    House

  • Bryan Hughes

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Jeff Barry

    House

  • Greg Bonnen

    House

  • Benjamin Bumgarner

    House

  • Giovanni Capriglione

    House

  • David Cook

    House

  • Pat Curry

    House

  • Stan Gerdes

    House

  • Bob Hall

    Republican • Senate

  • Carrie Isaac

    House

  • Janie Lopez

    House

  • John McQueeney

    House

  • Will Metcalf

    House

  • Angelia Orr

    House

  • Tan Parker

    Republican • Senate

  • Katrina Pierson

    House

  • Ellen Troxclair

    House

  • Terry M. Wilson

    House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 391 • No: 76

Senate vote • 5/7/2025

Record vote

Yes: 29 • No: 2

House vote • 5/1/2025

Record vote

Yes: 127 • No: 13

House vote • 4/30/2025

Record vote

Yes: 128 • No: 10

House vote • 4/30/2025

Record vote

Yes: 88 • No: 51

Senate vote • 4/10/2025

Record vote

Yes: 0 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/10/2025

Record vote

Yes: 0 • No: 0

House vote • Unknown

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

Yes: 9 • No: 0

Senate vote • Unknown

Committee vote: State Affairs

Yes: 10 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Effective on 9/1/25

    5/20/2025House

  2. Signed by the Governor

    5/20/2025House

  3. Sent to the Governor

    5/8/2025House

  4. Signed in the House

    5/8/2025House

  5. Signed in the Senate

    5/8/2025Senate

  6. Reported enrolled

    5/8/2025Senate

  7. Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported

    5/7/2025House

  8. Record vote

    5/7/2025Senate

  9. Senate concurs in House amendment(s)

    5/7/2025Senate

  10. Read

    5/7/2025Senate

  11. House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

    5/7/2025Senate

  12. House passage as amended reported

    5/1/2025Senate

  13. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    5/1/2025House

  14. Record vote (RV#1114)

    5/1/2025House

  15. Passed

    5/1/2025House

  16. Read 3rd time

    5/1/2025House

  17. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    4/30/2025House

  18. Record vote (RV#1072)

    4/30/2025House

  19. Passed to 3rd reading as amended

    4/30/2025House

  20. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    4/30/2025House

  21. Record vote (RV#1071)

    4/30/2025House

  22. Amendment tabled (2-Wu)

    4/30/2025House

  23. Amended (1-Hefner)

    4/30/2025House

  24. Read 2nd time

    4/30/2025House

  25. Laid out in lieu of companion (HB 118)

    4/30/2025House

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