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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study regarding cyber attacks on election |
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infrastructure. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 31, Election Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 31.013 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 31.013. ELECTION CYBER ATTACK STUDY. (a) Not later |
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than December 1, 2018, the secretary of state shall conduct a study |
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regarding cyber attacks on election infrastructure and shall report |
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the study's findings to the standing committees of the legislature |
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with jurisdiction over election procedures. The study shall |
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include: |
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(1) an investigation of vulnerabilities and risks for |
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a cyber attack against voting system machines, the list of |
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registered voters, and election administrators' websites; |
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(2) information on any attempted cyber attack on |
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voting system machines, the list of registered voters, and election |
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administrators' websites; and |
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(3) recommendations for protecting voting system |
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machines, the list of registered voters, and election |
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administrators' websites from a cyber attack. |
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(b) In conducting the study required by this section, the |
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secretary of state may consult with any state agency with |
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appropriate expertise, including the Department of Public Safety |
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and the Department of Information Resources. |
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(c) This section expires January 1, 2019. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2017. |