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HB5331 • 2025

Relating to the enforceability of certain state agency and local government contract language regarding required security incident notifications.

Relating to the enforceability of certain state agency and local government contract language regarding required security incident notifications.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Dean
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to the enforceability of certain state agency and local government contract language regarding required security incident notifications.

Relating to the enforceability of certain state agency and local government contract language regarding required security incident notifications.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the enforceability of certain state agency and local government contract language regarding required security incident notifications.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective immediately

  3. 2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  4. 2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  5. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  6. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  7. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    House concurs in Senate amendment(s)

  8. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#3971

  9. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  10. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Text of Senate Amendment(s)

  11. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported

  12. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate passage as amended reported

  13. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate Amendments distributed

  14. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

  15. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  16. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  17. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  18. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  19. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  20. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  21. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  22. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  23. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  24. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  25. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  26. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  27. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  28. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  29. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  30. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  31. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  32. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  33. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Business & Commerce

  34. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  35. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  36. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1768

  37. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  38. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  39. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  40. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  41. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Amended. 1-Dean

  42. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment as amended

  43. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1654

  44. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  45. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  46. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  47. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  48. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  49. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  50. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  51. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  52. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  53. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  54. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  55. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  56. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  57. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency

  58. 2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the enforceability of certain state agency and local government contract language regarding required security incident notifications.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 5331 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 5331

AN ACT

relating to the enforceability of certain state agency and local

government contract language regarding required security incident

notifications.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 2054.603, Government Code, is amended by

adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:

(e)

Contract language in a cybersecurity insurance contract

or other contract for goods or services prohibiting or restricting

a state agency's or local government's compliance with this section

or otherwise circumventing the requirements of this section is void

and unenforceable.

SECTION 2. Section 2054.603(e), Government Code, as added

by this Act, is intended to clarify rather than change existing law.

SECTION 3. 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, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 5331 was passed by the House on May 8,

2025, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 0, 2 present, not

voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.

No. 5331 on May 28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 115, Nays 19,

2 present, not voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 5331 was passed by the Senate, with

amendments, on May 25, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays

0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: __________________

Date

__________________

Governor