Technology Legislation
DIR tracks technology-related legislation, including bills with directives specific to DIR and bills that impact the state in general. Complete information about each bill is available at the Texas Legislature Online.
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Last Updated: 09-15-2021
Information about technology, cybersecurity, and contracts related legislation from the 87th Texas Legislature, Regular Session.
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Last Updated: 04-27-2022
Presentation by DIR to the Texas House Committee on State Affairs on the status and adequacy of cybersecurity preparedness among state agencies and contractors.
Cybersecurity and Technology Legislation
| Bill Number | Author | Bill Subject |
|---|---|---|
| HB 1118 | Capriglione | Relating to state agency and local government compliance with cybersecurity training requirements. Effective immediately |
| HB 1576 | Parker/Paxton | Relating to the creation of a work group on blockchain matters concerning this state. Effective September 1 |
| HB 3130 | Capriglione/Paxton | Relating to state agency contracts for Internet application development. Effective September 1. |
| HB 4018 | Capriglione | Relating to the creation of the technology improvement and modernization account and the permissible uses of money in the account.. Effective immediately. |
| SB 475 | Nelson | Relating to state agency and local government information security, including establishment of the state risk and authorization management program and the Texas volunteer incident response team; authorizing fees.Effective immediately except Section 10 takes effect September 1. |
| SB 538 | Blanco/Longoria | Relating to the composition of the cybersecurity council. Effective September 1. |
| SB 851 | Blanco/Dominguez | Relating to the composition of the cybersecurity council. Effective September 1. |
| SB 1267 | West/Lozano | Relating to continuing education and training requirements for educators and other school district personnel. Effective immediately. |
| SB 1696 | Paxton/wilson | Relating to establishing a system for the sharing of information regarding cyber attacks or other cybersecurity incidents occurring in schools in this state. Effective September 1 |
Contracting and Other Technology–Related Legislation and Legislation of Interest
| Bill Number | Author | Bill Subject |
|---|---|---|
| HB 362 | Sherman/West | Relating to the authority of a county to require electronic bids or proposals for competitive bidding. Effective immediately. |
| SB 13 | Birdwell/ King | Relating to contracts with and investments in companies that boycott certain energy companies. Effective immediately. |
| SB 19 | Schwertner/Capriglione | Relating to purchasing of cloud computing services by a political subdivision. Effective immediately. |
| SB 58 | Zaffirini/Turner, John | Relating to purchasing of cloud computing services by a political subdivision. Effective immediately. |
| SB 220 | Zaffirini/Smithee | Relating to notice and reporting requirements for vendor rebates under a contract listed on a multiple award contract schedule. Effective September 1 |
| SB 799 | Nelson | Relating to contracting procedures and requirements for governmental entities. |