HB 876: bill letting Texas swap cyber threat information with other states

Caption

relating to the establishment of certain information sharing and analysis organizations by the Department of Information Resources.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

The existing forum stays. A second one can open.

The bill keeps the state's existing cybersecurity information-sharing forum, run by the Department of Information Resources, and lets the department also set up a second forum where Texas can swap cyber threat information with other states. It touches state agencies, local governments, public and private colleges, private companies in Texas, and other states that choose to join. Little changes on the ground beyond the new option for an interstate forum, plus explicit mention of colleges as participants; information shared through either forum stays shielded from public records requests under existing exceptions.

Labels

Labels: GOT HALFWAY. Passed the House on May 14, 2025. Died in the Senate: never got out of the Business & Commerce committee.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB876 · 2024-11-12

SOLD BY

Rep. Suleman LalaniDHouse 76

ITEM

relating to the establishment of certain information sharing and analysis organizations by the Department of Information Resources.

WHAT IT DOES

The existing forum stays. A second one can open.

The bill keeps the state's existing cybersecurity information-sharing forum, run by the Department of Information Resources, and lets the department also set up a second forum where Texas can swap cyber threat information with other states. It touches state agencies, local governments, public and private colleges, private companies in Texas, and other states that choose to join. Little changes on the ground beyond the new option for an interstate forum, plus explicit mention of colleges as participants; information shared through either forum stays shielded from public records requests under existing exceptions.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 17, 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

Nov 12, 2024Filed
Mar 6, 2025Read first time
Mar 6, 2025Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency
Mar 19, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Mar 19, 2025Considered in public hearing
Mar 19, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
Mar 19, 2025Left pending in committee
Mar 20, 2025Considered in formal meeting
Mar 20, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Mar 25, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
Mar 25, 2025Committee report distributed
Mar 25, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars
Apr 17, 2025Considered in Calendars
May 8, 2025Considered in Calendars
May 10, 2025Placed on General State Calendar
May 13, 2025Read 2nd time
May 13, 2025Amended 1-Lalani
May 13, 2025Passed to engrossment as amended
May 13, 2025Record vote RV#2353
May 14, 2025Read 3rd time
May 14, 2025Passed
May 14, 2025Record vote RV#2444
May 14, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 14, 2025Reported engrossed
May 14, 2025Received from the House
May 21, 2025Read first time
May 21, 2025Referred to Business & Commerce

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 95 yea · 44 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · May 14, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Suleman Lalani

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$38K Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee$12K TSA PAC$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 28, 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$37,500.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$37,500.00

Cash: $37,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $37,500.00

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 · Dec 10, 2024 to Aug 31, 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: 100987680, 101007262, 101030846, 101036309, 101069420.

Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee$11,569.08

Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee

$11,569.08

Cash: $7,000.00
Paid by others: $4,569.08
Total: $11,569.08

Other filed descriptions $4,569.08

Also funds 9 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 15, 2024 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Feb 3, 2026 to Jun 2, 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: 101040256, 101061992.

TSA PAC$10,000.00

TSA PAC

$10,000.00

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

Also funds 15 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 1, 2024 to Oct 10, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 23, 2025 to Oct 10, 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: 101030846, 101072241.

Money

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

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$37,500.00

Cash: $37,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $37,500.00

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 · Dec 10, 2024 to Aug 31, 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: 100987680, 101007262, 101030846, 101036309, 101069420.

×

Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee

$11,569.08

Cash: $7,000.00
Paid by others: $4,569.08
Total: $11,569.08

Other filed descriptions $4,569.08

Also funds 9 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 15, 2024 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Feb 3, 2026 to Jun 2, 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: 101040256, 101061992.

×

TSA PAC

$10,000.00

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

Also funds 15 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 1, 2024 to Oct 10, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 23, 2025 to Oct 10, 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: 101030846, 101072241.

Votes2

House May 14, 2025

Yea: 95
Nay: 44
Present, not voting: 3
Absent: 5
Excused: 3

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 2444

HB 876 was passed by (Record 2444): 95 Yeas, 44 Nays, 3 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 95 (published)
Nay: 44 (published)
Present, not voting: 3 (published)
Absent: 5 (derived from named list)
Excused: 3 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

House May 13, 2025

Yea: 103
Nay: 40
Present, not voting: 2
Absent: 1
Excused: 4

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 2353

HB 876, as amended, was passed to engrossment by (Record 2353): 103 Yeas, 40 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 103 (published)
Nay: 40 (published)
Present, not voting: 2 (published)
Absent: 1 (derived from named list)
Excused: 4 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Witnesses6

For: 5
Against: 0
On: 1

Names

For

City of Houston1 registration
Socure1 registration
TechNet1 registration
Texas 20361 registration
Texas Health Resources1 registration

On

Texas DIR1 registration

Sources

6 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 significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 17, 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 Nov 12, 2024

05/21/2025 S Referred to Business & Commerce

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report · Engrossed

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Delivery of Government Efficiency · Committee vote 8 aye, 2 nay, 3 absent · Out of committee

Senate committee · Business & Commerce · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Electronic Information Systems

Intergovernmental Relations

Science & Technology

State Agencies, Boards & Commissions

INFORMATION RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF

Text

The text as introduced · 254 words

89R2914 LRM-D

By: Lalani
H.B. No. 876

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the establishment of certain information sharing and

analysis organizations by the Department of Information Resources.

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

SECTION 1. The heading to Section 2054.0594, Government

Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 2054.0594. INFORMATION SHARING AND ANALYSIS

ORGANIZATIONS [ ORGANIZATION ].

SECTION 2. Section 2054.0594, Government Code, is amended

by amending Subsections (a), (b), and (c) and adding Subsection

(a-1) to read as follows:

(a) The department shall establish an intrastate

information sharing and analysis organization to provide a forum

for state agencies, local governments, public and private

institutions of higher education, and [ the ] private sector entities

in this state to share information regarding cybersecurity threats,

best practices, and remediation strategies.

(a-1) The department may establish an interstate

information sharing and analysis organization to provide a forum

for states to share information regarding cybersecurity threats,

best practices, and remediation strategies.

(b) The department shall provide administrative support to

each [ the ] information sharing and analysis organization

established under this section .

(c) A participant in an [ the ] information sharing and

analysis organization established under this section shall assert

any exception available under state or federal law, including

Section 552.139, in response to a request for public disclosure of

information shared through the organization. Section 552.007 does

not apply to information described by this subsection.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

Verdict: No flags

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WHAT IT DOES

CHARGES

TOTAL

HISTORY

SIGNED FOR BY

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee

TSA PAC

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee

TSA PAC

House May 14, 2025

House May 13, 2025

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