Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

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1	1	89R190 SCP-D
2	2	By: Raymond H.B. No. 1170
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7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to analysis and mitigation of transportation security
10	10	threats in this state.
11	11	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
12	12	SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. In this Act:
13	13	(1) "Commission" means the Public Safety Commission.
14	14	(2) "Department" means the Department of Public Safety
15	15	of the State of Texas.
16	16	(3) "Director" means the public safety director.
17	17	(4) "Division" means the Intelligence and
18	18	Counterterrorism division of the department.
19	19	SECTION 2. TRANSPORTATION SECURITY THREAT ANALYSIS. (a)
20	20	The division shall conduct an analysis of emerging and potential
21	21	future threats to transportation security in this state. The
22	22	analysis must include threats posed by the following:
23	23	(1) evolving tactics by terrorist organizations that
24	24	may pose a catastrophic risk to an aviation or surface
25	25	transportation entity;
26	26	(2) explosive devices or attacks involving the use of
27	27	explosives that may cause catastrophic damage to an aviation or
28	28	surface transportation system;
29	29	(3) the release of chemical or biological agents in
30	30	either aviation or surface transportation systems;
31	31	(4) cyberthreat actors seeking to undermine
32	32	confidence in transportation systems or cause service disruptions
33	33	that jeopardize transportation security;
34	34	(5) unmanned aerial systems with the capability of
35	35	inflicting harm on transportation targets;
36	36	(6) individuals or groups seeking to attack soft
37	37	targets, public areas, or crowded spaces of transportation systems,
38	38	including attacks against transportation security personnel;
39	39	(7) foreign actors seeking to exploit vulnerabilities
40	40	posed by inconsistent or inadequate security screening protocols at
41	41	last point of departure airports with direct flights to this state;
42	42	(8) information-sharing challenges within state
43	43	government and between state government and private and
44	44	governmental entities; and
45	45	(9) growth in passenger volume in both the aviation
46	46	and surface transportation sectors in this state.
47	47	(b) In conducting the analysis required under Subsection
48	48	(a) of this section, the division shall engage transportation
49	49	stakeholders and account for security concerns of transportation
50	50	operators by:
51	51	(1) convening at least three industry day events for
52	52	stakeholders to hear from relevant public and private sector
53	53	security partners and provide feedback on emerging threats
54	54	identified by the stakeholders;
55	55	(2) developing strategies to solicit consistent
56	56	feedback from stakeholders across all modes of transportation and
57	57	providing consistent responses to stakeholder concerns;
58	58	(3) improving the quality, timeliness, and relevancy
59	59	of information-sharing products disseminated by the division to
60	60	stakeholders, including classified information-sharing products;
61	61	(4) coordinating security incident response and
62	62	communications drills, including tabletop exercises, to improve
63	63	incident preparedness and response capabilities across
64	64	transportation modes and among transportation systems;
65	65	(5) encouraging regular communication between
66	66	governmental entities responsible for transportation security and
67	67	stakeholders; and
68	68	(6) establishing regular opportunities for senior
69	69	department leadership to engage with stakeholders regarding
70	70	changes in the threat environment and ways the department can offer
71	71	security support to address those changes.
72	72	(c) Not later than June 1, 2026, the division shall submit
73	73	the analysis required under Subsection (a) of this section to the
74	74	commission and director.
75	75	SECTION 3. MITIGATION. Not later than October 1, 2026, the
76	76	director shall:
77	77	(1) develop, as appropriate, a threat mitigation
78	78	strategy for each of the threats examined in the analysis; and
79	79	(2) assign appropriate department resources to
80	80	address those threats based on the calculated risk or provide
81	81	recommendations to the appropriate governmental entity responsible
82	82	for addressing those threats.
83	83	SECTION 4. REPORT. (a) Not later than November 1, 2026, the
84	84	director shall:
85	85	(1) prepare a report on the results of the analysis
86	86	required under Section 2 of this Act and relevant mitigation
87	87	strategies developed in accordance with Section 3 of this Act; and
88	88	(2) notify each standing committee of the legislature
89	89	with primary jurisdiction over transportation of the completion of
90	90	the report and inform those committees of any relevant findings in
91	91	the report as the director determines necessary.
92	92	(b) Except as provided by Subsection (a) of this section,
93	93	the information in the report is confidential and not subject to
94	94	disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.
95	95	SECTION 5. EXPIRATION. This Act expires December 31, 2026.
96	96	SECTION 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September
97	97	1, 2025.