Prohibited Sale of Genomic Information In Bankruptcy Or Reorganization

Sec. 174.006. PROHIBITED SALE OF GENOMIC INFORMATION IN BANKRUPTCY OR REORGANIZATION. A medical facility, research facility, company, or nonprofit organization subject to this chapter may not sell or otherwise transfer genomic sequencing data of residents of this state as part of a bankruptcy proceeding or pursuant to a plan of reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (11 U.S.C. Section 1101 et seq.) to: (1) a foreign adversary; (2) a state-owned enterprise of a foreign adversary; (3) a company or nonprofit organization domiciled within the borders of a country that is a foreign adversary; or (4) an owned or controlled subsidiary or affiliate of a company or nonprofit organization domiciled within the borders of a country that is a foreign adversary. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 368 (H.B. 130), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.