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AN ACT
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relating to the confidentiality of information used to prevent, |
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detect, respond to, or investigate a hostile act of a foreign |
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adversary of the United States. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 418.176(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) Information is confidential if the information is |
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collected, assembled, or maintained by or for a governmental entity |
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for the purpose of preventing, detecting, responding to, or |
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investigating an act of terrorism or related criminal activity or a |
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hostile act by a foreign adversary of the United States and: |
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(1) relates to the staffing requirements of an |
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emergency response provider, including a law enforcement agency, a |
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fire-fighting agency, or an emergency services agency; |
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(2) relates to a tactical plan of the provider; or |
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(3) consists of a list or compilation of pager or |
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telephone numbers, including mobile and cellular telephone |
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numbers, of the provider. |
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SECTION 2. Section 418.177, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 418.177. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION |
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RELATING TO RISK OR VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT. Information is |
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confidential if the information: |
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(1) is collected, assembled, or maintained by or for a |
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governmental entity for the purpose of preventing, detecting, or |
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investigating an act of terrorism or related criminal activity or a |
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hostile act by a foreign adversary of the United States; and |
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(2) relates to an assessment by or for a governmental |
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entity, or an assessment that is maintained by a governmental |
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entity, of the risk or vulnerability of persons or property, |
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including critical infrastructure, to an act of terrorism or |
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related criminal activity. |
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SECTION 3. Section 418.179(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) Information is confidential if the information: |
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(1) is collected, assembled, or maintained by or for a |
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governmental entity for the purpose of preventing, detecting, or |
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investigating an act of terrorism or related criminal activity or a |
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hostile act by a foreign adversary of the United States; and |
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(2) relates to the details of the encryption codes or |
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security keys for a public communications system. |
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SECTION 4. Section 418.180, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 418.180. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION |
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PREPARED FOR UNITED STATES. Information, other than financial |
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information, in the possession of a governmental entity is |
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confidential if the information: |
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(1) is part of a report to an agency of the United |
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States; |
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(2) relates to an act of terrorism or related criminal |
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activity or a hostile act by a foreign adversary of the United |
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States; and |
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(3) is specifically required to be kept confidential: |
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(A) under Section 552.101 because of a federal |
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statute or regulation; |
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(B) to participate in a state-federal |
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information sharing agreement; or |
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(C) to obtain federal funding. |
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SECTION 5. Section 418.181, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 418.181. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION |
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RELATING TO CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE. Those documents or portions |
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of documents in the possession of a governmental entity are |
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confidential if they identify the technical details of particular |
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vulnerabilities of critical infrastructure to an act of terrorism |
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or a hostile act by a foreign adversary of the United States. |
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SECTION 6. Section 418.182(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), |
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information, including access codes and passwords, in the |
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possession of a governmental entity is confidential if the |
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information [that] relates to the specifications, operating |
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procedures, or location of a security system used to protect public |
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or private property from an act of terrorism or related criminal |
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activity or a hostile act by a foreign adversary of the United |
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States [is confidential]. |
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SECTION 7. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 132 was passed by the House on April |
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30, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 1, 3 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 132 was passed by the Senate on May |
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20, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |