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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to prohibiting contracts or other agreements with certain |
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foreign-owned companies in connection with critical infrastructure |
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in this state and the use of certain technology purchased or leased |
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from those companies. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Chapter 2275, Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 2275. PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTS WITH CERTAIN FOREIGN-OWNED |
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COMPANIES IN CONNECTION WITH CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE USE OF |
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CERTAIN TECHNOLOGIES PURCHASED OR LEASED FROM THOSE COMPANIES |
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SECTION 2. Section 2275.0101, Government Code, is amended |
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by amending Subdivisions (1) and (2) and adding Subdivisions (1-a), |
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(7), and (8) to read as follows: |
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(1) "Communication infrastructure system" includes: |
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(A) a computer hardware device that converts data |
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signals of one kind into another for the purpose of transmitting the |
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data over telecommunications circuits, also known as a modem; and |
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(B) a computer hardware device that mediates the |
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transmission routes of data packets over an electronic |
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communications network, also known as a router. |
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(1-a) "Company" means a sole proprietorship, |
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organization, association, corporation, partnership, joint |
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venture, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, or |
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limited liability company, including a wholly owned subsidiary, |
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majority-owned subsidiary, parent company, or affiliate of those |
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entities or business associations, that exists to make a profit. |
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(2) "Critical infrastructure" means a communication |
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infrastructure system, cybersecurity system, electric grid, |
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hazardous waste treatment system, remote sensing technology, |
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transportation infrastructure system, or water treatment facility. |
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(7) "Remote sensing technology" means a remote sensing |
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method that uses light in the form of a pulsed laser to measure |
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variable distances for the purpose of developing a distance map of |
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the objects from which the light is reflected. The term includes the |
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technology known as LiDAR, or Light Detection and Ranging. |
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(8) "Transportation infrastructure system" means a |
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camera system used in enforcing the traffic laws of this state, |
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including a school bus infraction detection system, speed detection |
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system, or other traffic infraction detector. |
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SECTION 3. Section 2275.0103, Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) The governor shall consider designating as a threat to |
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critical infrastructure under Subsection (a) any country or person |
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designated as a foreign adversary by the United States secretary of |
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commerce, or the secretary's designee, under 15 C.F.R. Section |
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791.4. |
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SECTION 4. Effective July 1, 2026, Chapter 2275, Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 2275.0104 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2275.0104. USE OF CERTAIN CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE |
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PROHIBITED. A governmental entity may not use remote sensing |
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technology or a transportation infrastructure system purchased or |
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leased from a company described by Section 2275.0102(a)(2). |
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SECTION 5. With respect to a contract or other agreement |
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relating to critical infrastructure, the changes in law made by |
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this Act to Section 2275.0101, Government Code, apply only to a |
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contract or other agreement entered into on or after the effective |
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date of this Act. A contract or agreement entered into before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the |
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date the contract or agreement was entered into, and that law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 6. Except as otherwise provided by this Act, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |