Purpose and Legislative Policy

Sec. 174.004. PURPOSE AND LEGISLATIVE POLICY. (a) The purpose of this chapter is to ensure that a medical facility, research facility, company, or nonprofit organization subject to this chapter does not provide a foreign adversary access to the genetic information of residents of this state. (b) The policy of this state is to: (1) oppose the collection and analysis of genomic information by a foreign adversary or for use by a foreign adversary; and (2) support sanctions the United States Department of Commerce or the United States Department of Defense imposes on a medical facility, research facility, company, or nonprofit organization engaged in the collection and analysis of genomic information for use by a foreign adversary. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 368 (H.B. 130), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.