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H.B. No. 2818
AN ACT
relating to the artificial intelligence division within the
Department of Information Resources.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 2054, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subchapter S to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER S. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DIVISION
Sec.
2054.701.
ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF
DIVISION. (a)
The department shall establish an artificial
intelligence division within the department.
(b)
The executive director shall direct the administration
and oversight of the artificial intelligence division, including
the division's organization within the department.
(c)
The department may hire the personnel necessary to
administer the duties of the division, including hiring personnel
through institutions of higher education, as defined by Section
61.003, Education Code.
Sec.
2054.702.
GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
TECHNOLOGY. (a)
The division shall assist state agencies and other
entities that use the department's services in the implementation
of generative artificial intelligence technology for:
(1)
projects to modernize or replace legacy systems,
as defined by Section 2054.571; and
(2)
other projects appropriate for the use of
generative artificial intelligence technology as determined by the
department.
(b)
In assisting agencies and entities with projects under
Subsection (a), the division may:
(1)
use generative artificial intelligence technology
developed or procured by the department to complete the project; or
(2)
contract with a vendor to use generative
artificial intelligence technology to complete the project.
(c)
If the division contracts with a vendor under Subsection
(b), the vendor's generative artificial intelligence technology
must complete a majority of the work required to complete the
project.
Sec.
2054.703.
COST ANALYSIS REPORT. The division shall
prepare a cost analysis report for each project completed under
Section 2054.702 that includes:
(1)
a summary of the time, money, and resources saved
by using a generative artificial intelligence technology compared
to the time, money, and resources that would have been required
using traditional systems to perform equivalent tasks; and
(2)
a concise overview focused on information
demonstrating the cost and time efficiencies achieved by using
generative artificial intelligence technology for the project.
Sec.
2054.704.
EFFICIENT USE OF RESOURCES.
The department
shall coordinate division activities under this subchapter and the
activities under any other law relating to artificial intelligence
systems to ensure efficient system implementation and to streamline
the use of department resources, including information sharing and
personnel.
Sec.
2054.705.
RULES. The department may adopt the rules
necessary to establish and administer the division.
SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act, the Department of Information Resources shall adopt
the rules necessary to implement Subchapter S, Chapter 2054,
Government Code, as added by this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
______________________________
______________________________
President of the Senate
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2818 was passed by the House on April
25, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 111, Nays 14, 1 present, not
voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
No. 2818 on May 28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 105, Nays 32,
2 present, not voting.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2818 was passed by the Senate, with
amendments, on May 26, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays
1.
______________________________
Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
__________________
Governor