AI and data laws

311 moving · 704 enacted

TexasTexasBillSB 2881

Account settings for minor users of digital services

Would have regulated access and communications settings for minors' accounts on digital services.

FailedIntroducedCommitteeFloorLawFailed

Died in the House when the regular session adjourned sine die (committee report distributed)May 25, 2025 1 year ago

Body
Texas Legislature
Session
2025
Introduced
Mar 14, 2025
Sponsors
R (Republican)Republican

Timeline

  1. May 25, 2025 1 year ago

    House: Committee report distributed

  2. Apr 24, 2025 1 year ago

    Passed the Senate

  3. Mar 14, 2025 1 year ago

    Filed in the Senate

Sponsors

  • R (Republican)Bryan Hughes
  • R (Republican)Caroline Harris Davila
Texas
TexasSB 2420

App Store Accountability Act

Requires mobile app stores to verify user ages, obtain parental consent before minors download apps or make purchases, and share age-category data with developers.

In force
Texas

Ban on Chinese AI and social media apps on state devices

Governor directive banning AI and social media apps affiliated with the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party, including DeepSeek, RedNote and Lemon8, from government-issued devices and adding them to the state prohibited technologies list.

In force
Texas
TexasHB 581

Age verification for AI nudify tools

Requires commercial websites and apps that offer tools to create artificial sexual material using real people's likenesses to verify users are adults, with civil penalties.

In force
Texas
TexasSB 20

AI-generated obscene depictions of children

Creates a criminal offense for possessing, promoting or producing obscene visual material that appears to depict a child, including AI-generated or animated images.

In force

Change log

  • AddedAdded to the list. Set by hand from the official record.Sep 27

Summaries of public legislative records, executive actions and court rulings, for reference, not legal advice. Check the official page linked on each item. First seen 2026-09-27. Checked against the official source.