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AN ACT
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relating to the artificial intelligence division within the |
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Department of Information Resources. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 2054, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subchapter S to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER S. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DIVISION |
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Sec. 2054.701. ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF |
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DIVISION. (a) The department shall establish an artificial |
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intelligence division within the department. |
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(b) The executive director shall direct the administration |
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and oversight of the artificial intelligence division, including |
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the division's organization within the department. |
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(c) The department may hire the personnel necessary to |
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administer the duties of the division, including hiring personnel |
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through institutions of higher education, as defined by Section |
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61.003, Education Code. |
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Sec. 2054.702. GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE |
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TECHNOLOGY. (a) The division shall assist state agencies and other |
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entities that use the department's services in the implementation |
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of generative artificial intelligence technology for: |
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(1) projects to modernize or replace legacy systems, |
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as defined by Section 2054.571; and |
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(2) other projects appropriate for the use of |
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generative artificial intelligence technology as determined by the |
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department. |
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(b) In assisting agencies and entities with projects under |
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Subsection (a), the division may: |
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(1) use generative artificial intelligence technology |
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developed or procured by the department to complete the project; or |
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(2) contract with a vendor to use generative |
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artificial intelligence technology to complete the project. |
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(c) If the division contracts with a vendor under Subsection |
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(b), the vendor's generative artificial intelligence technology |
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must complete a majority of the work required to complete the |
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project. |
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Sec. 2054.703. COST ANALYSIS REPORT. The division shall |
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prepare a cost analysis report for each project completed under |
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Section 2054.702 that includes: |
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(1) a summary of the time, money, and resources saved |
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by using a generative artificial intelligence technology compared |
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to the time, money, and resources that would have been required |
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using traditional systems to perform equivalent tasks; and |
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(2) a concise overview focused on information |
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demonstrating the cost and time efficiencies achieved by using |
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generative artificial intelligence technology for the project. |
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Sec. 2054.704. EFFICIENT USE OF RESOURCES. The department |
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shall coordinate division activities under this subchapter and the |
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activities under any other law relating to artificial intelligence |
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systems to ensure efficient system implementation and to streamline |
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the use of department resources, including information sharing and |
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personnel. |
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Sec. 2054.705. RULES. The department may adopt the rules |
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necessary to establish and administer the division. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Department of Information Resources shall adopt |
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the rules necessary to implement Subchapter S, Chapter 2054, |
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Government Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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______________________________ |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2818 was passed by the House on April |
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25, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 111, Nays 14, 1 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 2818 on May 28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 105, Nays 32, |
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2 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2818 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 26, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |