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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a requirement that the Department of Information |
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Resources implement and develop a system and database to |
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authenticate and track certain digital content. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 2054, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 2054.0542 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2054.0542. CONTENT PROVENANCE SYSTEM. (a) In this |
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section: |
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(1) "Content" means any visual, audio, or audiovisual |
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digital content. |
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(2) "Content provenance" means information, in a |
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format that is compliant with guidelines or specifications adopted |
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by an established standards-setting body, including: |
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(A) the origin of the content; |
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(B) the content's modification history; |
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(C) whether the content is wholly or partly |
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synthetic content; and |
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(D) if the content is synthetic, the name of the |
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generative artificial intelligence provider whose generative |
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artificial intelligence tool generated the synthetic content. |
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(3) "Cryptographic hash database" means a secure |
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repository for storing digital signatures or hashes generated from |
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content that may be used to verify that the content has not been |
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altered. |
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(4) "Hash" means a cryptographic representation of an |
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original piece of content. |
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(5) "State website" means any state Internet website |
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maintained by the department that is primarily used to disseminate |
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information to the public. |
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(b) The department shall implement and maintain a content |
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provenance system to: |
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(1) embed into each piece of content created and owned |
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by the department and posted on a state website the content's |
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content provenance; and |
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(2) include a hash for each piece of content created |
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and owned by the department and posted by the department on a state |
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website and record the hash in a cryptographic hash database. |
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(c) The content provenance system must be tamper-evident |
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and readily verifiable by the general public through accessible |
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online tools or interfaces. |
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(d) The department may provide technical assistance to |
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another state agency to assist the agency in implementing a content |
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provenance system for the agency's content. |
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SECTION 2. (a) The Department of Information Resources |
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shall implement the content provenance system required by Section |
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2054.0542, Government Code, as added by this Act, not later than |
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September 1, 2026. |
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(b) Section 2054.0542, Government Code, as added by this |
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Act, applies only to content that is created and owned by the |
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Department of Information Resources on or after the date the |
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department implements the content provenance system required by |
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that section under Subsection (a) of this section. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |