SB 1079: West’s bill lets counties destroy old data storage devices

Caption

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

Summary

Covers surplus drives that held regulated data.

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

Receipt

The receipt

89R-SB1079 · 2025-02-04

SOLD BY

Sen. Royce WestDSenate 23

ITEM

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

WHAT IT DOES

Covers surplus drives that held regulated data.

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

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 28, 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, 2025Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Feb 4, 2025Filed
Feb 24, 2025Read first time
Feb 24, 2025Referred to Local Government
Mar 31, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Mar 31, 2025Considered in public hearing
Mar 31, 2025Testimony taken in committee
Mar 31, 2025Left pending in committee
Apr 3, 2025Considered in public hearing
Apr 3, 2025Vote taken in committee
Apr 7, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendments
Apr 7, 2025Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
Apr 7, 2025Committee report printed and distributed
Apr 16, 2025Placed on local & uncontested calendar
Apr 16, 2025Laid before the Senate
Apr 16, 2025Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
Apr 16, 2025Vote recorded in Journal
Apr 16, 2025Three day rule suspended
Apr 16, 2025Record vote
Apr 16, 2025Read 3rd time
Apr 16, 2025Passed
Apr 16, 2025Record vote
Apr 16, 2025Reported engrossed
Apr 17, 2025Received from the Senate
Apr 22, 2025Read first time
Apr 22, 2025Referred to s/c on County & Regional Government by Speaker
Apr 28, 2025Recalled from subcommittee
Apr 28, 2025Considered in formal meeting
Apr 28, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
May 9, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
May 10, 2025Committee report distributed
May 10, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars
May 15, 2025Laid out in lieu of companion HB 2413
May 15, 2025Read 2nd time
May 15, 2025Passed to 3rd reading
May 15, 2025Record vote RV#2742
May 15, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 16, 2025Read 3rd time
May 16, 2025Passed
May 16, 2025Record vote RV#2914
May 16, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 19, 2025House passage reported
May 19, 2025Reported enrolled
May 20, 2025Signed in the Senate
May 20, 2025Signed in the House
May 20, 2025Sent to the Governor
May 29, 2025Signed by the Governor
May 29, 2025Effective on 9/1/25

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 86 yea · 35 nay

Senate · 31 yea · 0 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · May 16, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate: Final passage · Apr 16, 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

Royce West

Donors

Skyview Development LLC$36K Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$20KErle Allen Nye Jr.$15,000

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 · Jul 1, 2024 to 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.

Skyview Development LLC$36,332.00

Skyview Development LLC

$36,332.00

Cash: $0.00
Paid by others: $36,332.00
Total: $36,332.00

Other filed descriptions $32,032.00fundraiser $4,300.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

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

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 1, 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: 100987569, 101009506, 101058878, 101063137.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$20,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$20,000.00

Cash: $20,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $20,000.00

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 11, 2024 to Oct 10, 2025. 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: 100987569, 101063137.

Erle Allen Nye Jr.$15,000.00

Money

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

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Skyview Development LLC

$36,332.00

Cash: $0.00
Paid by others: $36,332.00
Total: $36,332.00

Other filed descriptions $32,032.00fundraiser $4,300.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

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

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 1, 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: 100987569, 101009506, 101058878, 101063137.

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$20,000.00

Cash: $20,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $20,000.00

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 11, 2024 to Oct 10, 2025. 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: 100987569, 101063137.

Votes5

House May 16, 2025

Yea: 86
Nay: 35
Present, not voting: 1
Absent: 8
Excused: 20

Names

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

House journal

Sources

Record 2914

SB 1079 was passed by (Record 2914): 86 Yeas, 35 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

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

Yea: 86 (published)
Nay: 35 (published)
Present, not voting: 1 (published)
Absent: 8 (derived from named list)
Excused: 20 (derived from named list)

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

House May 15, 2025

Yea: 111
Nay: 26
Present, not voting: 2
Absent: 3
Excused: 8

Names

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

House journal

Sources

Record 2742

SB 1079 was passed to third reading by (Record 2742): 111 Yeas, 26 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

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

Yea: 111 (published)
Nay: 26 (published)
Present, not voting: 2 (published)
Absent: 3 (derived from named list)
Excused: 8 (derived from named list)

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

Senate Apr 16, 2025

Final passage

Yea: 31
Nay: 0
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

The journal row lists three votes in order: passage to engrossment, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage. This entry records final passage. Repeated tallies belong to separate votes.

Sources

SB 1079 (West) Relating to the authority of a county to dispose of sensitive media devices. (viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)

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

Yea: 31 (published)
Nay: 0 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

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

Senate Apr 16, 2025

Suspension of the three-day rule

Yea: 31
Nay: 0
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

The journal row lists three votes in order: passage to engrossment, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage. This entry records suspension of the three-day rule. Repeated tallies belong to separate votes.

Sources

SB 1079 (West) Relating to the authority of a county to dispose of sensitive media devices. (viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)

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

Yea: 31 (published)
Nay: 0 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

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

Senate Apr 16, 2025

Passage to engrossment

Yea: Not printed
Nay: Not printed
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

The journal row lists three votes in order: passage to engrossment, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage. This entry records passage to engrossment. Repeated tallies belong to separate votes.

Voice vote. No numeric tally or individual yeas are inferred.

Sources

SB 1079 (West) Relating to the authority of a county to dispose of sensitive media devices. (viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)

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

Yea: Not printed
Nay: Not printed
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

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

Witnesses9

For: 9
Against: 0
On: 0

Names

For

Bexar County Commissioners Court1 registration
Comal County and County Jusdges and Commissioner Association of Texas1 registration
Conference of Urban Counties1 registration
County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas1 registration
Dallas County Commissioners Court1 registration
Harris County Commissioners Court1 registration
Lamb County1 registration
Lee County1 registration
Travis County Commissioners Court1 registration

Sources

9 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

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

Senate 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 · March 28, 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 Senate · Filed Feb 4, 2025

05/29/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · Senate Committee Report · Engrossed · House Committee Report · Enrolled

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

Companion

HB 2413 by Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra (identical)

Subjects

County Government--General

Electronic Information Systems

SURPLUS PROPERTY

Text

The text as introduced · 172 words

89R4554 DRS-D

By: West
S.B. No. 1079

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.

Verdict: No flags

The receipt

SOLD BY

ITEM

WHAT IT DOES

CHARGES

TOTAL

HISTORY

SIGNED FOR BY

Donors

Skyview Development LLC

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

Skyview Development LLC

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

House May 16, 2025

House May 15, 2025

Senate Apr 16, 2025

Senate Apr 16, 2025

Senate Apr 16, 2025

For

Companion