HB 2413

bill lets counties destroy old data storage devices

Companion SB 1079 became law

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

Rep. Cassandra Garcia HernandezDHouse 115

Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to the authority of a county to dispose of sensitive media devices.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Drives with protected information get destroyed on the county’s order.

The bill lets a county commissioners court order the destruction of old data storage devices that held information protected by state or federal law. It touches counties that are getting rid of salvage or surplus computers, drives and similar equipment. Instead of selling or otherwise disposing of those devices under the usual surplus rules, a county may destroy them when it decides that is needed to keep data from leaking.

Labels

Labels: ACROSS THE AISLE. Joint authors: 1 Republican, 3 Democrats. Party as the Legislative Reference Library lists it for the 89th Legislature.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB2413 · 2025-02-04

SOLD BY

Rep. Cassandra Garcia HernandezDHouse 115

Rep. Ryan GuillenRHouse 31

Rep. Venton JonesDHouse 100

+ 1 more author

ITEM

relating to the authority of a county to dispose of sensitive media devices.

WHAT IT DOES

Drives with protected information get destroyed on the county’s order.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 2, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

Feb 4, 2025Filed
Mar 17, 2025Read first time
Mar 17, 2025Referred to s/c on County & Regional Government by Speaker
Apr 7, 2025Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .
Apr 7, 2025Considered by s/c in public hearing
Apr 7, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
Apr 7, 2025Left pending in subcommittee
Apr 28, 2025Recalled from subcommittee
Apr 28, 2025Considered in formal meeting
Apr 28, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
May 7, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
May 8, 2025Committee report distributed
May 8, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars
May 10, 2025Considered in Calendars
May 12, 2025Placed on General State Calendar
May 15, 2025Companion considered in lieu of SB 1079
May 15, 2025Laid on the table subject to call

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Cassandra Garcia Hernandez

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$23K Hernandez Law Group$11K Texas Healthcare Neck & Back Clinics PA$10K

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Oct 27, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$22,500.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$22,500.00

Cash: $22,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $22,500.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 29, 2024 to Oct 8, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100988470, 101011363, 101033777, 101073006.

Hernandez Law Group$11,000.00

Hernandez Law Group

$11,000.00

Cash: $11,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $11,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jun 29, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 29, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101062154, 101073006.

Texas Healthcare Neck & Back Clinics PA$10,000.00

Texas Healthcare Neck & Back Clinics PA

$10,000.00

Cash: $10,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $10,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · on Jun 30, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Jun 30, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101062154.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$22,500.00

Cash: $22,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $22,500.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 29, 2024 to Oct 8, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100988470, 101011363, 101033777, 101073006.

Hernandez Law Group

$11,000.00

Cash: $11,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $11,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jun 29, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 29, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101062154, 101073006.

Texas Healthcare Neck & Back Clinics PA

$10,000.00

Cash: $10,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $10,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · on Jun 30, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Jun 30, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101062154.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Witnesses7

For: 7
Against: 0
On: 0

Names

For

Bexar County Commissioners Court1 registration
Conference of Urban Counties1 registration
County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas1 registration
Dallas County Commissioners Court1 registration
El Paso County1 registration
Harris County Commissioners Court1 registration
Travis County Commissioners Court1 registration

Sources

7 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

House witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 2, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Feb 4, 2025

05/15/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 6:51 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Intergovernmental Affairs · Committee vote 10 aye, 0 nay, 1 absent · Out of committee

Companion

SB 1079 by West (identical)

Subjects

County Government--General

Electronic Information Systems

Text

The text as introduced · 173 words

89R4554 DRS-D

By: Garcia Hernandez
H.B. No. 2413

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the authority of a county to dispose of sensitive media

devices.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 263, Local Government

Code, is amended by adding Section 263.1521 to read as follows:

Sec. 263.1521. DISPOSITION OF CERTAIN SENSITIVE MEDIA

DEVICES. (a) In this section, "sensitive media device" means a

data storage device that the commissioners court of a county

determines the county has used to store data the maintenance or

disclosure of which is regulated by state or federal law.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 263.152, the commissioners

court of a county may order the destruction of a sensitive media

device:

(1) that is salvage or surplus property; and

(2) for which the commissioners court determines that

the destruction of the sensitive media device is necessary to

prevent inadvertent disclosure of information in connection with

the disposal of the device.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.