SB 2490
Parker Bill Exempts AI From Texas Biometric Privacy Rules
Died in committee
Verdict: Smells
Why it's charged
Carve-out
The bill pulls one technology and its users out of the state's biometric privacy rules. AI training, processing and storage of face, voice and fingerprint data escape the consent, destruction and penalty provisions that still bind everyone else.
Carve-outInitial 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 biometric identifiers used in the performance of artificial intelligence.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Training on faces, voiceprints and fingerprints skips consent rules, unless it’s to identify a specific person.
The bill exempts artificial intelligence work from the Texas law on capturing and keeping biometric identifiers, such as face geometry, fingerprints, voiceprints and iris scans. The exemption covers training, processing and storage, unless the work is done to identify a specific person, and it touches any business that feeds biometric data into AI systems. If a company captures that data for AI and later uses it for a separate commercial purpose, the state's possession, destruction and penalty rules apply again, starting September 1, 2025.
Labels
Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 13, 2025 and referred to the Senate Business & Commerce committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-SB2490 · 2025-03-13
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ITEM
relating to biometric identifiers used in the performance of artificial intelligence.
WHAT IT DOES
Training on faces, voiceprints and fingerprints skips consent rules, unless it’s to identify a specific person.
The bill exempts artificial intelligence work from the Texas law on capturing and keeping biometric identifiers, such as face geometry, fingerprints, voiceprints and iris scans. The exemption covers training, processing and storage, unless the work is done to identify a specific person, and it touches any business that feeds biometric data into AI systems. If a company captures that data for AI and later uses it for a separate commercial purpose, the state's possession, destruction and penalty rules apply again, starting September 1, 2025.
CHARGES
[x] CARVE-OUTanalysis confidence 60%
The bill pulls one technology and its users out of the state's biometric privacy rules. AI training, processing and storage of face, voice and fingerprint data escape the consent, destruction and penalty provisions that still bind everyone else.
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Business & Commerce
FILED UNDER
THE TEXT
…“or related training, processing, or storage, unless performed for”…
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The bill lets AI systems train on, process and store Texans' face, voice and fingerprint data outside the biometric privacy law, as long as the stated purpose is not identifying a specific person.
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Donors
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 Jun 29, 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 Stock Exchange | TXSE Group PAC$40,000.00
Texas Stock Exchange | TXSE Group PAC
$40,000.00
- Cash
- $40,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $40,000.00
Also funds 10 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Feb 17, 2026 to Oct 16, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Feb 17, 2026 to Jun 25, 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: 101060289.
Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$25,250.00
Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee
$25,250.00
- Cash
- $25,000.00
- Paid by others
- $250.00
- Total
- $25,250.00
Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Dec 4, 2024 to Oct 9, 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: 100986801, 101009904, 101031351.
The Peck Family Trust$25,000.00
The Peck Family Trust
$25,000.00
- Cash
- $25,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $25,000.00
Also funds 1 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Dec 14, 2024 to Sep 18, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Sources
Derived itemized flow · on Dec 14, 2024. 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: 100986801.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Texas Stock Exchange | TXSE Group PAC
$40,000.00
- Cash
- $40,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $40,000.00
Also funds 10 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Feb 17, 2026 to Oct 16, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Feb 17, 2026 to Jun 25, 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: 101060289.
Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee
$25,250.00
- Cash
- $25,000.00
- Paid by others
- $250.00
- Total
- $25,250.00
Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Dec 4, 2024 to Oct 9, 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: 100986801, 101009904, 101031351.
The Peck Family Trust
$25,000.00
- Cash
- $25,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $25,000.00
Also funds 1 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Dec 14, 2024 to Sep 18, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Sources
Derived itemized flow · on Dec 14, 2024. 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: 100986801.
Votes
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
Fiscal
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
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 Mar 13, 2025
04/03/2025 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Senate committee · Business & Commerce · Final status: Died in committee
Companion
HB 3755 by Capriglione (identical)
Subjects
Artificial Intelligence (IQ7C5)
Business & Commerce--General
Electronic Information Systems
Protection of Personal Information
BIOMETRIC IDENTIFIERS & VOICEPRINTS
Text
The text as introduced · 212 words
89R6277 JDK-D By: Parker S.B. No. 2490 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to biometric identifiers used in the performance of artificial intelligence. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 503.001, Business & Commerce Code, is amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: (a) In this section : (1) "Artificial intelligence" means the use of machine learning and related technologies that use data to train statistical models for the purpose of enabling computer systems to perform tasks normally associated with human intelligence or perception, including computer vision, speech or natural language processing, and content generation. (2) "Biometric [ , "biometric ] identifier" means a retina or iris scan, fingerprint, voiceprint, or record of hand or face geometry. (f) This section does not apply to artificial intelligence or related training, processing, or storage, unless performed for the purpose of uniquely identifying a specific individual. If a biometric identifier captured for the commercial purpose of artificial intelligence is used for another and separate commercial purpose, the person possessing the biometric identifier is subject to this section's provisions for the possession and destruction of a biometric identifier and the associated penalties. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.