Prohibited Activities

Sec. 2261.302. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES. A contractor or subcontractor of a state agency or a vendor responding to a contract solicitation may not directly or indirectly through a third party: (1) engage in surveillance targeting: (A) a member of the state legislature or a person employed to support the state legislature in any capacity; (B) a family member of a person described by Paragraph (A); (C) a state agency employee; or (D) an individual making a complaint or raising concerns regarding state agency operations or contracting; (2) engage in an act of intimidation, coercion, extortion, undue influence, or other similar conduct intended to influence, silence, or retaliate against a person described by Subdivision (1)(A), (B), (C), or (D); or (3) use private or confidential information to manipulate or influence a state contracting decision or proceeding. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 241 (H.B. 5061), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.