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Moved	Where	Measure	Stage, sponsors	Topics
Sep 23 weeks ago	TXTexas	Law SCOPE Act (Securing Children Online through Parental Empowerment) TXTexasHB 18Partially enjoined; Fifth Circuit affirmed the injunctions in part on 2026-07-24 and the attorney general petitioned for rehearing en banc on 2026-09-02 In forceIn forceR (Republican)	In forceIn forceR (Republican)	Kids Privacy+1
Jun 43 months ago	TXTexas	Law App Store Accountability Act TXTexasSB 2420Fifth Circuit stayed the district court preliminary injunctions pending appeal, allowing enforcement while the appeal proceeds In forceIn forceR (Republican)	In forceIn forceR (Republican)	Kids Platforms+1
Jan 268 months ago	TXTexas	Executive order Ban on Chinese AI and social media apps on state devices TXTexasProhibited technologies list expanded by the governor with Texas Cyber Command as lead agency In forceIn forceR (Republican)	In forceIn forceR (Republican)	AI Cyber+2
Jan 268 months ago	TXTexas	Executive order Prohibited technologies list update (AI, hardware and software) TXTexasIssued by the governor In forceIn forceR (Republican)	In forceIn forceR (Republican)	AI Cyber+1
Jan 18 months ago	TXTexas	Law Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act (TRAIGA) TXTexasHB 149Took effect In forceIn forceR (Republican)	In forceIn forceR (Republican)	AI Gov AI+2
Sep 1, 20251 year ago	TXTexas	Law Age verification for AI nudify tools TXTexasHB 581Took effect In forceIn forceBipartisan	In forceIn forceBipartisan	Deepfakes Kids+1
Sep 1, 20251 year ago	TXTexas	Law AI-generated obscene depictions of children TXTexasSB 20Took effect In forceIn forceR (Republican)	In forceIn forceR (Republican)	Deepfakes Kids+1
Sep 1, 20251 year ago	TXTexas	Law Automated systems in health insurance utilization review TXTexasSB 815Took effect In forceIn forceR (Republican)	In forceIn forceR (Republican)	AI
Sep 1, 20251 year ago	TXTexas	Law Computer-generated child sexual abuse material TXTexasSB 1621Took effect In forceIn forceR (Republican)	In forceIn forceR (Republican)	Deepfakes Kids+1
Sep 1, 20251 year ago	TXTexas	Law Cybersecurity safe harbor for businesses TXTexasSB 2610Took effect In forceIn forceBipartisan	In forceIn forceBipartisan	Cyber Privacy
Sep 1, 20251 year ago	TXTexas	Law Deepfake sexual media and artificial intimate visual material TXTexasSB 441Took effect In forceIn forceD (Democrat)	In forceIn forceD (Democrat)	Deepfakes AI
Sep 1, 20251 year ago	TXTexas	Law Electronic health records and AI in health care TXTexasSB 1188Took effect In forceIn forceR (Republican)	In forceIn forceR (Republican)	AI Privacy+1
Sep 1, 20251 year ago	TXTexas	Law Genetic information security TXTexasHB 130Took effect In forceIn forceR (Republican)	In forceIn forceR (Republican)	Privacy Data+1
Sep 1, 20251 year ago	TXTexas	Law Government use of artificial intelligence TXTexasSB 1964Took effect In forceIn forceR (Republican)	In forceIn forceR (Republican)	Gov AI AI+1
Sep 1, 20251 year ago	TXTexas	Law Texas Cyber Command TXTexasHB 150Took effect In forceIn forceR (Republican)	In forceIn forceR (Republican)	Cyber Gov AI
Sep 1, 20251 year ago	TXTexas	Law AI division within the Department of Information Resources TXTexasHB 2818Took effect In forceIn forceR (Republican)	In forceIn forceR (Republican)	Gov AI AI
Sep 1, 20251 year ago	TXTexas	Law AI training for state and local government employees TXTexasHB 3512Took effect In forceIn forceBipartisan	In forceIn forceBipartisan	Gov AI AI
Sep 1, 20251 year ago	TXTexas	Law Civil asset forfeiture of digital currency TXTexasSB 1498Took effect In forceIn forceBipartisan	In forceIn forceBipartisan	Crypto
Sep 1, 20251 year ago	TXTexas	Law Data broker notice requirements TXTexasSB 1343Took effect In forceIn forceBipartisan	In forceIn forceBipartisan	Data Privacy
Sep 1, 20251 year ago	TXTexas	Law Data broker regulation amendments TXTexasSB 2121Took effect In forceIn forceBipartisan	In forceIn forceBipartisan	Data Privacy
Sep 1, 20251 year ago	TXTexas	Law Financial exploitation using AI-generated media TXTexasSB 2373Took effect In forceIn forceBipartisan	In forceIn forceBipartisan	Deepfakes AI
Sep 1, 20251 year ago	TXTexas	Law User reports of explicit deepfake material on social media TXTexasHB 3133Took effect In forceIn forceBipartisan	In forceIn forceBipartisan	Deepfakes Platforms+1
Jun 27, 20251 year ago	TXTexas	Law Age verification for pornography websites TXTexasHB 1181Age verification requirement upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton In forceIn forceR (Republican)	In forceIn forceR (Republican)	Kids Platforms
Jun 22, 20251 year ago	TXTexas	Bill Sexually explicit deepfake media TXTexasHB 449Vetoed by the governor VetoedVetoedBipartisan	VetoedVetoedBipartisan	Deepfakes
Jun 20, 20251 year ago	TXTexas	Law Large loads and grid reliability (data centers) TXTexasSB 6Took effect In forceIn forceR (Republican)	In forceIn forceR (Republican)	Data centers
Jun 20, 20251 year ago	TXTexas	Law Texas Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and Investment Act TXTexasSB 21Took effect In forceIn forceR (Republican)	In forceIn forceR (Republican)	Crypto
Jun 20, 20251 year ago	TXTexas	Law Confidentiality of government cybersecurity information TXTexasHB 3112Took effect In forceIn forceR (Republican)	In forceIn forceR (Republican)	Cyber
May 27, 20251 year ago	TXTexas	Bill Social media ban for minors TXTexasHB 186Died in the Senate when the regular session adjourned sine die (last action: Senate co-sponsor authorized) FailedFailedR (Republican)	FailedFailedR (Republican)	Kids Platforms
May 27, 20251 year ago	TXTexas	Bill Digital expression and social media censorship TXTexasSB 1626Died on the House calendar when the regular session adjourned sine die FailedFailedR (Republican)	FailedFailedR (Republican)	Platforms
May 27, 20251 year ago	TXTexas	Bill SCOPE Act applicability amendment TXTexasSB 1860Died on the House calendar when the regular session adjourned sine die FailedFailedR (Republican)	FailedFailedR (Republican)	Kids Platforms
May 27, 20251 year ago	TXTexas	Bill Virtual currency kiosk regulation TXTexasSB 1705Died on the House calendar when the regular session adjourned sine die FailedFailedR (Republican)	FailedFailedR (Republican)	Crypto
May 26, 20251 year ago	TXTexas	Bill Penalties for sexually explicit deepfake media TXTexasSB 442Died on the House calendar when the regular session adjourned sine die FailedFailedBipartisan	FailedFailedBipartisan	Deepfakes
May 26, 20251 year ago	TXTexas	Bill School policies on student deepfake intimate images TXTexasSB 747Died on the House calendar when the regular session adjourned sine die FailedFailedR (Republican)	FailedFailedR (Republican)	Deepfakes Kids
May 25, 20251 year ago	TXTexas	Bill Account settings for minor users of digital services TXTexasSB 2881Died in the House when the regular session adjourned sine die (committee report distributed) FailedFailedR (Republican)	FailedFailedR (Republican)	Kids Platforms
May 22, 20251 year ago	TXTexas	Bill Disclosure of automated social media posts TXTexasSB 2637Died in the House when the regular session adjourned sine die (reported from committee) FailedFailedD (Democrat)	FailedFailedD (Democrat)	Platforms AI
May 21, 20251 year ago	TXTexas	Bill Digital replication rights in voice and likeness TXTexasSB 1960Died in House committee when the regular session adjourned sine die FailedFailedR (Republican)	FailedFailedR (Republican)	AI Deepfakes+1
May 15, 20251 year ago	TXTexas	Bill Interconnection and operation of large loads TXTexasHB 3970Died in Senate committee when the regular session adjourned sine die FailedFailedR (Republican)	FailedFailedR (Republican)	Data centers
May 9, 20251 year ago	TXTexas	Law Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier Act (CUBI) amendments TXTexasHB 3186Attorney general announced $1.375 billion privacy settlement with Google that included biometric data claims In forceIn forceR (Republican)	In forceIn forceR (Republican)	Biometrics Privacy
May 8, 20251 year ago	TXTexas	Bill AI cancer detection imaging grants TXTexasHB 2298Died in the Senate when the regular session adjourned sine die FailedFailedD (Democrat)	FailedFailedD (Democrat)	AI
Apr 30, 20251 year ago	TXTexas	Bill Disclosure of altered media in political advertising TXTexasHB 366Died in the Senate when the regular session adjourned sine die (received from the House, no committee action) FailedFailedR (Republican)	FailedFailedR (Republican)	Elections Deepfakes+1
Apr 30, 20251 year ago	TXTexas	Bill Private cause of action for explicit deepfakes TXTexasHB 421Died in Senate committee when the regular session adjourned sine die FailedFailedD (Democrat)	FailedFailedD (Democrat)	Deepfakes
Apr 29, 20251 year ago	TXTexas	Bill Social media mental health warning label TXTexasHB 499Died in the Senate when the regular session adjourned sine die FailedFailedD (Democrat)	FailedFailedD (Democrat)	Kids Platforms
Apr 29, 20251 year ago	TXTexas	Bill Virtual currency kiosk disclosures TXTexasHB 2798Died in Senate committee when the regular session adjourned sine die FailedFailedD (Democrat)	FailedFailedD (Democrat)	Crypto
Apr 28, 20251 year ago	TXTexas	Bill Disclosure of AI use TXTexasSB 668Died in House committee when the regular session adjourned sine die FailedFailedR (Republican)	FailedFailedR (Republican)	AI
Jul 1, 20242 years ago	TXTexas	Law Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (TDPSA) TXTexasHB 4Took effect In forceIn forceR (Republican)	In forceIn forceR (Republican)	Privacy Data
Sep 1, 20233 years ago	TXTexas	Law Sexually explicit deepfake videos offense TXTexasSB 1361Took effect In forceIn forceR (Republican)	In forceIn forceR (Republican)	Deepfakes
Sep 1, 20233 years ago	TXTexas	Law Texas data broker law TXTexasSB 2105Took effect In forceIn forceBipartisan	In forceIn forceBipartisan	Data Privacy
Sep 1, 20233 years ago	TXTexas	Law Digital asset service provider commingling TXTexasHB 1666Took effect In forceIn forceR (Republican)	In forceIn forceR (Republican)	Crypto
Sep 1, 20233 years ago	TXTexas	Law Registration of crypto mining large loads TXTexasSB 1929Took effect In forceIn forceBipartisan	In forceIn forceBipartisan	Crypto Data centers
Jun 14, 20233 years ago	TXTexas	Law Ban on TikTok and covered apps on government devices TXTexasSB 1893Took effect In forceIn forceR (Republican)	In forceIn forceR (Republican)	Cyber Platforms