Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4711 Compare Versions

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1	1	89R8691 JON-D
2	2	By: Lopez of Bexar H.B. No. 4711
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7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to the confidentiality of information used to prevent,
10	10	detect, respond to, or investigate a hostile act of a foreign
11	11	adversary of the United States.
12	12	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
13	13	SECTION 1. Section 418.176(a), Government Code, is amended
14	14	to read as follows:
15	15	(a) Information is confidential if the information is
16	16	collected, assembled, or maintained by or for a governmental entity
17	17	for the purpose of preventing, detecting, responding to, or
18	18	investigating an act of terrorism or related criminal activity or a
19	19	hostile act by a foreign adversary of the United States and:
20	20	(1) relates to the staffing requirements of an
21	21	emergency response provider, including a law enforcement agency, a
22	22	fire-fighting agency, or an emergency services agency;
23	23	(2) relates to a tactical plan of the provider; or
24	24	(3) consists of a list or compilation of pager or
25	25	telephone numbers, including mobile and cellular telephone
26	26	numbers, of the provider.
27	27	SECTION 2. Section 418.177, Government Code, is amended to
28	28	read as follows:
29	29	Sec. 418.177. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION
30	30	RELATING TO RISK OR VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT. Information is
31	31	confidential if the information:
32	32	(1) is collected, assembled, or maintained by or for a
33	33	governmental entity for the purpose of preventing, detecting, or
34	34	investigating an act of terrorism or related criminal activity or a
35	35	hostile act by a foreign adversary of the United States; and
36	36	(2) relates to an assessment by or for a governmental
37	37	entity, or an assessment that is maintained by a governmental
38	38	entity, of the risk or vulnerability of persons or property,
39	39	including critical infrastructure, to an act of terrorism or
40	40	related criminal activity.
41	41	SECTION 3. Section 418.179(a), Government Code, is amended
42	42	to read as follows:
43	43	(a) Information is confidential if the information:
44	44	(1) is collected, assembled, or maintained by or for a
45	45	governmental entity for the purpose of preventing, detecting, or
46	46	investigating an act of terrorism or related criminal activity or a
47	47	hostile act by a foreign adversary of the United States; and
48	48	(2) relates to the details of the encryption codes or
49	49	security keys for a public communications system.
50	50	SECTION 4. Section 418.180, Government Code, is amended to
51	51	read as follows:
52	52	Sec. 418.180. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION
53	53	PREPARED FOR UNITED STATES. Information, other than financial
54	54	information, in the possession of a governmental entity is
55	55	confidential if the information:
56	56	(1) is part of a report to an agency of the United
57	57	States;
58	58	(2) relates to an act of terrorism or related criminal
59	59	activity or a hostile act by a foreign adversary of the United
60	60	States; and
61	61	(3) is specifically required to be kept confidential:
62	62	(A) under Section 552.101 because of a federal
63	63	statute or regulation;
64	64	(B) to participate in a state-federal
65	65	information sharing agreement; or
66	66	(C) to obtain federal funding.
67	67	SECTION 5. Section 418.181, Government Code, is amended to
68	68	read as follows:
69	69	Sec. 418.181. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION
70	70	RELATING TO CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE. Those documents or portions
71	71	of documents in the possession of a governmental entity are
72	72	confidential if they identify the technical details of particular
73	73	vulnerabilities of critical infrastructure to an act of terrorism
74	74	or a hostile act by a foreign adversary of the United States.
75	75	SECTION 6. Section 418.182(a), Government Code, is amended
76	76	to read as follows:
77	77	(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c),
78	78	information, including access codes and passwords, in the
79	79	possession of a governmental entity is confidential if the
80	80	information [that] relates to the specifications, operating
81	81	procedures, or location of a security system used to protect public
82	82	or private property from an act of terrorism or related criminal
83	83	activity or a hostile act by a foreign adversary of the United
84	84	States [is confidential].
85	85	SECTION 7. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
86	86	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
87	87	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
88	88	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
89	89	Act takes effect September 1, 2025.