# Texas SB 2312: Relating to the establishment and powers and duties of the Texas Advisory Committee on Geopolitical Conflict. Texas SB 2312, Relating to the establishment and powers and duties of the Texas Advisory Committee on Geopolitical Conflict., is a 89th Legislature Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Cole Hefner, Bryan Hughes (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-20 (Effective on 9/1/25) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-SB2312-89R - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Texas SB 2312 - State: Texas - Session: 89th Legislature Regular Session - Title: Relating to the establishment and powers and duties of the Texas Advisory Committee on Geopolitical Conflict. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-03-11 - Last action: 2025-05-20, Effective on 9/1/25 - Sponsors: Cole Hefner, Bryan Hughes (Republican) - Cosponsors: 17 - Subjects: Courts--District, Disaster Preparedness & Relief, Governor, Intergovernmental Relations, Military & Veterans, State Agencies, Boards & Commissions--Newly Proposed, TEXAS GEOPOLITICAL CONFLICT STRESS TEST ACT, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, MEDICINE & PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE, SUBPOENAS, ADJUTANT GENERAL, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, TEXAS DIVISION OF, NATIONAL GUARD, TEXAS, PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF, TEXAS ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON GEOPOLITICAL CONFLICT - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (391 yes, 76 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 6 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Texas reviews risks to critical supplies: benefit, low. 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 vulnera… - Texas tests conflict readiness and infrastructure: benefit, low. 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 iden… - Texas reviews medicine supplies and safety: benefit, low. 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 u… - Texas committee can compel relevant evidence: mixed, medium. 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. T… - Texas creates temporary conflict planning committee: mixed, low. 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 legislat… - Texas protects security records, limits access: mixed, low. 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… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Cole Hefner, House - Sponsor: Bryan Hughes (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jeff Barry, House - Cosponsor: Greg Bonnen, House - Cosponsor: Benjamin Bumgarner, House - Cosponsor: Giovanni Capriglione, House - Cosponsor: David Cook, House - Cosponsor: Pat Curry, House - Cosponsor: Stan Gerdes, House - Cosponsor: Bob Hall (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Carrie Isaac, House - Cosponsor: Janie Lopez, House - Cosponsor: John McQueeney, House - Cosponsor: Will Metcalf, House - Cosponsor: Angelia Orr, House - Cosponsor: Tan Parker (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Katrina Pierson, House - Cosponsor: Ellen Troxclair, House - Cosponsor: Terry M. Wilson, House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-07 | Senate | Record vote | pass | 29 | 2 | | | 2025-05-01 | House | Record vote | pass | 127 | 13 | | | 2025-04-30 | House | Record vote | pass | 128 | 10 | | | 2025-04-30 | House | Record vote | pass | 88 | 51 | | | 2025-04-10 | Senate | Record vote | pass | | | | | 2025-04-10 | Senate | Record vote | pass | | | | | | House | Committee vote: Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs | pass | 9 | 0 | | | | Senate | Committee vote: State Affairs | pass | 10 | 0 | | ## Actions (61) - 2025-05-20: Effective on 9/1/25 (House) - 2025-05-20: Signed by the Governor (House) - 2025-05-08: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2025-05-08: Signed in the House (House) - 2025-05-08: Signed in the Senate (Senate) - 2025-05-08: Reported enrolled (Senate) - 2025-05-07: Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported (House) - 2025-05-07: Record vote (Senate) - 2025-05-07: Senate concurs in House amendment(s) (Senate) - 2025-05-07: Read (Senate) - 2025-05-07: House amendment(s) laid before the Senate (Senate) - 2025-05-01: House passage as amended reported (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal (House) - 2025-05-01: Record vote (RV#1114) (House) - 2025-05-01: Passed (House) - 2025-05-01: Read 3rd time (House) - 2025-04-30: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal (House) - 2025-04-30: Record vote (RV#1072) (House) - 2025-04-30: Passed to 3rd reading as amended (House) - 2025-04-30: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal (House) - 2025-04-30: Record vote (RV#1071) (House) - 2025-04-30: Amendment tabled (2-Wu) (House) - 2025-04-30: Amended (1-Hefner) (House) - 2025-04-30: Read 2nd time (House) - 2025-04-30: Laid out in lieu of companion (HB 118) (House) - 2025-04-29: Committee report sent to Calendars (House) - 2025-04-28: Committee report distributed (House) - 2025-04-28: Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator (House) - 2025-04-23: Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) (House) - 2025-04-23: Considered in public hearing (House) - 2025-04-22: Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs (House) - 2025-04-22: Read first time (House) - 2025-04-14: Received from the Senate (House) - 2025-04-10: Reported engrossed (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Record vote (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Passed (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Read 3rd time (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Record vote (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Three day rule suspended (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Vote recorded in Journal (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Laid before the Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Placed on local & uncontested calendar (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Committee report printed and distributed (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Recommended for local & uncontested calendar (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Reported favorably as substituted (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Vote taken in committee (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Considered in public hearing (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Left pending in committee (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Vote reconsidered in committee (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Vote taken in committee (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Considered in public hearing (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Co-author authorized (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Left pending in committee (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Testimony taken in committee (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Considered in public hearing (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Referred to State Affairs (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Read first time (Senate) - 2025-03-11: Filed (Senate) - 2025-03-11: Received by the Secretary of the Senate (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [HTML](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB02312E.HTM), [PDF](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB02312E.PDF) - Enrolled: [HTML](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB02312F.HTM), [PDF](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB02312F.PDF) - House Committee Report: [HTML](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB02312H.HTM), [PDF](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB02312H.PDF) - Introduced: [HTML](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB02312I.HTM), [PDF](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB02312I.PDF) - Senate Committee Report: [HTML](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB02312S.HTM), [PDF](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB02312S.PDF) ## Related bills - SB 2111: Relating to legal representation of indigent persons in this state and to proceedings before a magistrate including the appointment of counsel for an indigent… (vetoed) - SB 1838: Relating to the appointment of attorneys ad litem and the compensation of certain attorneys ad litem in suits affecting the parent-child relationship filed by… (vetoed) - SB 3: Relating to the regulation of products derived from hemp, including consumable hemp products and the hemp-derived cannabinoids contained in those products; req… (vetoed) - SB 2878: Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government, including court… (vetoed) - SB 646: Relating to repayment of certain mental health professional education loans. 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(became law) ## Sources - [Engrossed (HTML)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB02312E.HTM) - [Engrossed (PDF)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB02312E.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB02312F.HTM) - [Enrolled (PDF)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB02312F.PDF) - [House Committee Report (HTML)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB02312H.HTM) - [House Committee Report (PDF)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB02312H.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB02312I.HTM) - [Introduced (PDF)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB02312I.PDF) - [Senate Committee Report (HTML)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB02312S.HTM) - [Senate Committee Report (PDF)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB02312S.PDF) ## Related - [SB 2111: Relating to legal representation of indigent persons in this state and to proce…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-SB2111-89R) - [SB 1838: Relating to the appointment of attorneys ad litem and the compensation of certa…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-SB1838-89R) - [SB 3: Relating to the regulation of products derived from hemp, including consumable…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-SB3-89R) - [SB 2878: Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures re…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-SB2878-89R) - [SB 646: Relating to repayment of certain mental health professional education loans.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-SB646-89R) - [HB 4325: Relating to civil liability for prohibited barratry.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-HB4325-89R) - [Texas bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/texas/bills) - [Texas state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/texas) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-SB2312-89R (as of 2026-10-19).