By: Gonzales (Senate Sponsor - Schwertner) H.B. No. 2422
(In the Senate - Received from the House April 22, 2013;
April 24, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on
Government Organization; May 20, 2013, reported favorably by the
following vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 20, 2013, sent to printer.)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to consideration of cloud computing services when a state
agency purchases services for a major information resources
project.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 2157, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 2157.007 to read as follows:
Sec. 2157.007. CONSIDERATION OF CLOUD COMPUTING SERVICE
PURCHASE. (a) "Cloud computing service" means a service that
provides network access to a shared pool of configurable computing
resources on demand, including networks, servers, storage,
applications, or related technology services, that may be rapidly
provisioned and released by the service provider with minimal
effort and interaction. The term does not include
telecommunications service or the act of hosting computing
resources dedicated to a single purchaser.
(b) A state agency must consider cloud computing service
options when making purchases for a major information resources
project under Section 2054.118.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2013.
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