H.B. No. 2422
AN ACT
relating to consideration of advanced Internet-based computing
service options in state purchasing and to the use of advanced
Internet-based computing services by state agencies.
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 ADVANCED INTERNET-BASED
COMPUTING SERVICE PURCHASE. (a) "Advanced Internet-based
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 may consider advanced Internet-based
computing service options, including any cost associated with
purchasing those service options, when making purchases for a major
information resources project under Section 2054.118.
(c) A state agency shall ensure that information resources
projects that use advanced Internet-based computing service
options meet or exceed required state standards for cybersecurity.
(d) Using existing resources, the department may review the
process for the coordinated development, hosting, and management of
computer software for state agencies that use advanced
Internet-based computing services.
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.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2422 was passed by the House on April
18, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 0, 2 present, not
voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
No. 2422 on May 24, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0,
2 present, not voting.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2422 was passed by the Senate, with
amendments, on May 22, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays
0.
______________________________
Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
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Governor