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AN ACT
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relating to the enforceability of certain state agency and local |
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government contract language regarding required security incident |
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notifications. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2054.603, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) Contract language in a cybersecurity insurance contract |
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or other contract for goods or services prohibiting or restricting |
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a state agency's or local government's compliance with this section |
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or otherwise circumventing the requirements of this section is void |
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and unenforceable. |
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SECTION 2. Section 2054.603(e), Government Code, as added |
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by this Act, is intended to clarify rather than change existing law. |
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SECTION 3. 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. 5331 was passed by the House on May 8, |
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2025, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 5331 on May 28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 115, Nays 19, |
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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. 5331 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 25, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |