Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2514

Filed
3/13/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/22/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/5/25  
Out of House Committee
5/16/25  
Voted on by House
5/23/25  
Governor Action
6/20/25  

Caption

Relating to establishing the hostile foreign adversaries unit at the Department of Public Safety and training, prohibitions, and reporting requirements designed to combat foreign influence and foreign adversary operations; creating a criminal offense.

Texas Constitutional Statutes Affected

Government Code

  • Chapter 411. Department Of Public Safety Of The State Of Texas
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  • Chapter 470. Advisory Council On Cultural Affairs
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  • Chapter 572. Personal Financial Disclosure, Standards Of Conduct, And Conflict Of Interest
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  • Chapter 2054. Information Resources
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Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

TX SB2377

Relating to homeland security, including the creation of the Texas Homeland Security Division in the Department of Public Safety, the operations of the Homeland Security Council, the creation of a homeland security fusion center, and the duties of state agencies and local governments in preparing for, reporting, and responding to cybersecurity breaches; providing administrative penalties; creating criminal offenses.

TX HB75

Relating to measures to ensure the safety and welfare of the border region of this state, including protection from ongoing criminal activity, and public health threats and the establishment of the Border Protection Unit; creating a criminal offense; creating a civil penalty.

TX HB85

Relating to measures to ensure the safety and welfare of the border region of this state, including protection from ongoing criminal activity, and public health threats and the establishment of the Border Protection Unit; creating a criminal offense; creating a civil penalty.

TX HB37

Relating to measures to ensure the safety and welfare of the border region of this state, including protection from ongoing criminal activity, and public health threats and the establishment of the Border Protection Unit; creating a criminal offense; creating a civil penalty.

TX HB87

Relating to measures to ensure the safety and welfare of the border region of this state, including protection from ongoing criminal activity, and public health threats and the establishment of the Border Protection Unit; creating a criminal offense; creating a civil penalty.

TX HB20

Relating to measures to ensure the safety and welfare of the border region of this state, including protection from ongoing criminal activity and public health threats and the establishment of the Border Protection Unit; creating a criminal offense; creating a civil penalty.

TX HB2788

Relating to the purchase of or acquisition of title to real property by certain aliens or foreign entities; creating a criminal offense.

TX HB7

Relating to measures to address public safety threats in this state presented by transnational criminal activity, including by establishing a Texas Border Force, and to compensate persons affected by those threats; increasing criminal penalties; creating criminal offenses.

TX SB2

Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of improper entry from a foreign nation.

TX SB11

Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of improper entry from a foreign nation.

Similar Bills

LA HB537

Provides for a prohibition against foreign adversary purchasing, leasing, or acquiring land (EN GF EX See Note)

IL SB3494

FOREIGN ADVERSARY DIVESTMENT

IL SB2365

FOREIGN ADVERSARY DIVESTMENT

AZ SB1340

Public funds; foreign adversaries; divestment

AZ HB2542

State contracts; foreign adversary; prohibition

SC S0204

Alien Ownership of Real Property

AZ HB2696

Critical Infrastructure; foreign adversary; prohibition

LA SB226

Prohibits foreign adversaries and prohibited foreign actors from participating in certain property transactions. (gov sig)