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Texas Restructures Department of Information Resources Board, Mandates Security Assessments, and Creates Procurement Pilot Program
Original title: Relating to the continuation and functions of the Department of Information Resources, including the composition of the governing body of the department and, in collaboration with the comptroller, the administration of state assistance opportunities.
Last action · June 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25Sponsors: Keith Bell and 5 others
Companion · SB 2404same policy, Senate version
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What This Bill Does
House Bill 1500 continues the Department of Information Resources until September 1, 2037, restructuring its governing board to 11 members, requiring mandatory cybersecurity assessments and s for state agencies, and establishing a procurement services pilot program effective September 1, 2025.
Why it matters
State agencies face new biennial information security assessments and mandatory employee cybersecurity training, while procurement officials gain access to a newly created certification course and electronic state assistance advertising.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Directly affected
Department of Information Resources
The department's operational mandate is extended, its board structure is reorganized, and it is tasked with creating new training courses, advisory committees, and oversight programs.
Directly affected
State agencies
State agencies must comply with biennial information security assessments, mandatory penetration testing, annual employee cybersecurity training, and updated reporting requirements.
Directly affected
State agency employees and officers
Employees using computers for at least 25 percent of their duties must complete annual certified cybersecurity training, and board members must complete updated governance training before voting.
Directly affected
Local governments
Local government employees and officials accessing computer systems must complete annual cybersecurity training, and governing bodies may deny system access to noncompliant individuals.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the new expiration date for the Department of Information Resources?
The department is continued in existence until September 1, 2037, under the Texas Sunset Act.
Who is required to undergo cybersecurity training under this law?
Each state agency employee and official, as well as local government employees and officials who use a computer for at least 25 percent of their duties, must complete an annual certified cybersecurity training program.
What changes are made to the Department of Information Resources governing board?
The board is changed to an 11-member body comprising seven voting members appointed by the governor with Senate confirmation and four nonvoting members representing higher education and state agencies.
What is the procurement services pilot program?
It is a temporary program where the Department of Information Resources provides state agencies with assistance in procurement planning, cost estimation, and solicitation drafting, running until January 1, 2029.
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Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
57 actions- Jun 20, 2025Governor of TexasEnrolledEffective on 9/1/25
- Jun 20, 2025Governor of TexasEnrolledSigned by the Governor
- May 31, 2025Governor of TexasEnrolledSent to the Governor
- May 31, 2025SenateSigned in the Senate
- May 30, 2025HouseSigned in the House
- May 29, 2025HouseReported enrolled
Show 51 earlier actions
- May 28, 2025SenateHouse concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
- May 28, 2025HouseText of Senate Amendment(s)
- May 28, 2025HouseStatement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- May 28, 2025HouseFloorRecord vote (RV#3993)
- May 28, 2025HouseHouse concurs in Senate amendment(s)
- May 27, 2025HouseSenate Amendments Analysis distributed
- May 27, 2025HouseSenate Amendments distributed
- May 26, 2025HouseSenate passage as amended reported
- May 26, 2025SenateFloorRecord vote
- May 26, 2025SenateFloorPassed
- May 26, 2025SenateFloorRead 3rd time
- May 26, 2025SenateFloorRecord vote
- May 26, 2025SenateThree day rule suspended
- May 26, 2025SenateVote recorded in Journal
- May 26, 2025SenateFloorRead 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
- May 26, 2025SenateRules suspended-Regular order of business
- May 26, 2025SenatePlaced on intent calendar
- May 23, 2025SenateCommittee report printed and distributed
- May 23, 2025SenateCommitteeReported favorably as substituted
- May 22, 2025SenateVote taken in committee
- May 22, 2025SenateConsidered in public hearing
- May 20, 2025SenateLeft pending in committee
- May 20, 2025SenateTestimony taken in committee
- May 20, 2025SenateConsidered in public hearing
- May 20, 2025SenateScheduled for public hearing on . . .
- May 1, 2025SenateCommitteeReferred to Business & Commerce
- May 1, 2025SenateIntroducedRead first time
- Apr 30, 2025SenateReceived from the House
- Apr 30, 2025HouseReported engrossed
- Apr 30, 2025HouseStatement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- Apr 30, 2025HouseFloorRecord vote (RV#961)
- Apr 30, 2025HouseFloorPassed
- Apr 30, 2025HouseFloorRead 3rd time
- Apr 29, 2025HouseStatement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- Apr 29, 2025HouseFloorRecord vote (RV#814)
- Apr 29, 2025HouseFloorPassed to engrossment
- Apr 29, 2025HouseFloorRead 2nd time
- Apr 29, 2025HousePlaced on Major State Calendar
- Apr 24, 2025HouseConsidered in Calendars
- Apr 11, 2025HouseCommittee report sent to Calendars
- Apr 10, 2025HouseCommittee report distributed
- Apr 10, 2025HouseComte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- Apr 2, 2025HouseCommitteeReported favorably w/o amendment(s)
- Apr 2, 2025HouseConsidered in public hearing
- Mar 26, 2025HouseLeft pending in committee
- Mar 26, 2025HouseTestimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- Mar 26, 2025HouseConsidered in public hearing
- Mar 26, 2025HouseScheduled for public hearing on . . .
- Mar 14, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Delivery of Government Efficiency
- Mar 14, 2025HouseIntroducedRead first time
- Mar 14, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
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View official text →Voting Record
The motion to concur in the senate amendments to HB 1500 prevailed
Total
144
- Yes
- 109
- No
- 20
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 5
- Abstain
- 0
- Other positions
- 10
How they voted (144)
Greg BonnenParty not recordedno
Angie ButtonParty not recordedyes
Katrina PiersonParty not recordedno
Stan GerdesParty not recordedyes
Lulu FloresParty not recordedyes
Christian ManuelParty not recordedyes
John LujanParty not recordedyes
Richard HayesParty not recordedyes
John BucyParty not recordedyes
Matt MorganParty not recordedno
Sheryl ColeParty not recordedyes
Claudia OrdazParty not recordedyes
Trey WhartonParty not recordedno
Mitch LittleParty not recordedyes
Gene WuParty not recordedyes
Morales ShawParty not recordedyes
Venton JonesParty not recordedyes
Ward JohnsonParty not recordedyes
John SmitheeParty not recordedyes
Eddie MoralesParty not recordedyes
Diego BernalParty not recordedyes
Linda GarciaParty not recordedyes
Mary GonzálezParty not recordedyes
Lacey HullParty not recordedno
120 more members
Dade PhelanParty not recordedyes
Jessica GonzálezParty not recordedyes
Joe MoodyParty not recordedyes
Dennis PaulParty not recordedyes
A.J. LouderbackParty not recordedyes
Cas Garcia HernandezParty not recordedyes
Cole HefnerParty not recordedyes
Janis HoltParty not recordedyes
Briscoe CainParty not recordedno
James FrankParty not recordedyes
Tom CraddickParty not recordedyes
Shelby SlawsonParty not recordedno
Shelley LutherParty not recordedyes
Andy HopperParty not recordedno
Marc LaHoodParty not recordedyes
Charlie GerenParty not recordedyes
Paul DysonParty not recordedyes
Carrie IsaacParty not recordedyes
Valoree SwansonParty not recordedno
Jon RosenthalParty not recordedyes
Nicole CollierParty not recordedyes
Giovanni CapriglioneParty not recordedyes
Terry CanalesParty not recordedabsent
Mano DeAyalaParty not recordedyes
Rafael AnchíaParty not recordedexcused
Harris DavilaParty not recordedyes
Ellen TroxclairParty not recordedyes
Erin ZwienerParty not recordedyes
Ron ReynoldsParty not recordedyes
Mark DorazioParty not recordedyes
Keresa RichardsonParty not recordedabsent
Ben BumgarnerParty not recordedno
Rhetta BowersParty not recordedyes
Ray LopezParty not recordedyes
Jeff BarryParty not recordedyes
Todd HunterParty not recordedyes
Tony TinderholtParty not recordedyes
Tom OliversonParty not recordedyes
Daniel AldersParty not recordedyes
Charles CunninghamParty not recordedyes
Trent AshbyParty not recordedyes
Angelia OrrParty not recordedno
Cody VasutParty not recordedno
Pat CurryParty not recordedyes
Chris TurnerParty not recordedyes
Christina MoralesParty not recordedyes
David CookParty not recordedyes
Richard RaymondParty not recordedyes
Mike OlcottParty not recordedabsent
Brad BuckleyParty not recordedyes
Toni RoseParty not recordedyes
Mike SchofieldParty not recordedyes
Don McLaughlinParty not recordedyes
Brian HarrisonParty not recordedno
Gary GatesParty not recordedyes
Alan SchoolcraftParty not recordedyes
Erin GámezParty not recordedyes
Jeff LeachParty not recordedyes
Lauren SimmonsParty not recordedabsent
Morgan MeyerParty not recordedyes
Candy NobleParty not recordedyes
Yvonne DavisParty not recordedyes
Stan KitzmanParty not recordedyes
Sam HarlessParty not recordedyes
Brent MoneyParty not recordedexcused
Bobby GuerraParty not recordedexcused
John McQueeneyParty not recordedyes
Donna HowardParty not recordedyes
Stan LambertParty not recordedyes
Aicha DavisParty not recordedyes
Mando MartinezParty not recordedyes
Steve TothParty not recordedyes
Brooks LandgrafParty not recordedyes
Jay DeanParty not recordedyes
Ken KingParty not recordedyes
Leo WilsonParty not recordedno
Jared PattersonParty not recordedno
Gina HinojosaParty not recordedexcused
Senfronia ThompsonParty not recordedyes
Martinez FischerParty not recordedyes
Joanne ShofnerParty not recordedno
Mihaela PleșaParty not recordedyes
Alma AllenParty not recordedexcused
Vince PerezParty not recordedyes
Hubert VoParty not recordedyes
Will MetcalfParty not recordedyes
Ryan GuillenParty not recordedyes
Vikki GoodwinParty not recordedyes
Mary Ann PerezParty not recordedyes
Helen KerwinParty not recordedexcused
Terry WilsonParty not recordedno
Terry MezaParty not recordedyes
Harold DuttonParty not recordedyes
Oscar LongoriaParty not recordedexcused
Hillary HicklandParty not recordedno
Cecil BellParty not recordedyes
Wes VirdellParty not recordedabsent
Cody HarrisParty not recordedexcused
David SpillerParty not recordedyes
Liz CamposParty not recordedyes
Barbara Gervin-HawkinsParty not recordedyes
Drew DarbyParty not recordedyes
Armando WalleParty not recordedyes
Josey GarciaParty not recordedyes
David LoweParty not recordedno
Suleman LalaniParty not recordedyes
Matt ShaheenParty not recordedno
Salman BhojaniParty not recordedyes
Carl TepperParty not recordedyes
Keith BellParty not recordedyes
Ramon RomeroParty not recordedyes
Janie LopezParty not recordedyes
J.M. LozanoParty not recordedyes
Philip CortezParty not recordedyes
John BryantParty not recordedyes
James TalaricoParty not recordedexcused
Denise VillalobosParty not recordedyes
Jo JonesParty not recordedexcused
Rodríguez RamosParty not recordedyes
Sergio MuñozParty not recordedyes
Show 1 earlier roll call
HB 1500 was passed to engrossment
Total
140
- Yes
- 138
- No
- 1
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 1
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (140)
Brian HarrisonParty not recordedno
Pat CurryParty not recordedyes
Oscar LongoriaParty not recordedyes
David SpillerParty not recordedyes
Sergio MuñozParty not recordedyes
Nicole CollierParty not recordedyes
Terry WilsonParty not recordedyes
Cecil BellParty not recordedyes
Angie ButtonParty not recordedyes
Will MetcalfParty not recordedyes
Gary GatesParty not recordedyes
Hillary HicklandParty not recordedyes
Marc LaHoodParty not recordedyes
Chris TurnerParty not recordedyes
J.M. LozanoParty not recordedyes
Jo JonesParty not recordedyes
Denise VillalobosParty not recordedyes
Cody VasutParty not recordednot voting
John McQueeneyParty not recordedyes
Dade PhelanParty not recordedyes
Shelby SlawsonParty not recordedyes
Ellen TroxclairParty not recordedyes
Valoree SwansonParty not recordedyes
Suleman LalaniParty not recordedyes
116 more members
Richard HayesParty not recordedyes
Richard RaymondParty not recordedyes
Mihaela PleșaParty not recordedyes
Sam HarlessParty not recordedyes
Mark DorazioParty not recordedyes
Charlie GerenParty not recordedyes
Wes VirdellParty not recordedyes
Gene WuParty not recordedyes
Ron ReynoldsParty not recordedyes
Claudia OrdazParty not recordedyes
Ben BumgarnerParty not recordedyes
John SmitheeParty not recordedyes
Brooks LandgrafParty not recordedyes
Keresa RichardsonParty not recordedyes
Paul DysonParty not recordedyes
Leo WilsonParty not recordedyes
David CookParty not recordedyes
Shelley LutherParty not recordedyes
Terry MezaParty not recordedyes
Angelia OrrParty not recordedyes
Alan SchoolcraftParty not recordedyes
Jeff LeachParty not recordedyes
Jeff BarryParty not recordedyes
Trey WhartonParty not recordedyes
Mike OlcottParty not recordedyes
Ken KingParty not recordedyes
Ramon RomeroParty not recordedyes
Matt ShaheenParty not recordedyes
Steve TothParty not recordedyes
Mary GonzálezParty not recordedyes
Carl TepperParty not recordedyes
Liz CamposParty not recordedyes
Cody HarrisParty not recordedyes
Brent MoneyParty not recordedyes
Vince PerezParty not recordedyes
Lacey HullParty not recordedyes
Stan KitzmanParty not recordedyes
John BryantParty not recordedyes
Jared PattersonParty not recordedyes
Cas Garcia HernandezParty not recordedyes
Charles CunninghamParty not recordedyes
Salman BhojaniParty not recordedyes
Janis HoltParty not recordedyes
John BucyParty not recordedyes
Harold DuttonParty not recordedyes
Vikki GoodwinParty not recordedyes
Bobby GuerraParty not recordedyes
Drew DarbyParty not recordedyes
Joe MoodyParty not recordedyes
Carrie IsaacParty not recordedyes
Morgan MeyerParty not recordedyes
James FrankParty not recordedyes
Tony TinderholtParty not recordedyes
Martinez FischerParty not recordedyes
Rhetta BowersParty not recordedyes
Katrina PiersonParty not recordedyes
James TalaricoParty not recordedyes
Joanne ShofnerParty not recordedyes
Hubert VoParty not recordedyes
Stan GerdesParty not recordedyes
Lauren SimmonsParty not recordedyes
Christina MoralesParty not recordedyes
Andy HopperParty not recordedyes
Greg BonnenParty not recordedyes
Giovanni CapriglioneParty not recordedyes
Aicha DavisParty not recordedyes
Keith BellParty not recordedyes
Mando MartinezParty not recordedyes
Ryan GuillenParty not recordedyes
Mary Ann PerezParty not recordedyes
Diego BernalParty not recordedyes
Erin ZwienerParty not recordedyes
Barbara Gervin-HawkinsParty not recordedyes
Jay DeanParty not recordedyes
Sheryl ColeParty not recordedyes
Brad BuckleyParty not recordedyes
Daniel AldersParty not recordedyes
Cole HefnerParty not recordedyes
Candy NobleParty not recordedyes
Terry CanalesParty not recordedyes
Ray LopezParty not recordedyes
Morales ShawParty not recordedyes
Rodríguez RamosParty not recordedyes
John LujanParty not recordedyes
Rafael AnchíaParty not recordedyes
Eddie MoralesParty not recordedyes
Josey GarciaParty not recordedyes
Jon RosenthalParty not recordedyes
Dennis PaulParty not recordedyes
Harris DavilaParty not recordedyes
Yvonne DavisParty not recordedyes
Toni RoseParty not recordedyes
Venton JonesParty not recordedyes
A.J. LouderbackParty not recordedyes
Matt MorganParty not recordedyes
Stan LambertParty not recordedyes
Tom OliversonParty not recordedyes
David LoweParty not recordedyes
Philip CortezParty not recordedyes
Lulu FloresParty not recordedyes
Briscoe CainParty not recordedyes
Mike SchofieldParty not recordedyes
Tom CraddickParty not recordedyes
Linda GarciaParty not recordedyes
Senfronia ThompsonParty not recordedyes
Mano DeAyalaParty not recordedyes
Trent AshbyParty not recordedyes
Donna HowardParty not recordedyes
Jessica GonzálezParty not recordedyes
Don McLaughlinParty not recordedyes
Alma AllenParty not recordedyes
Mitch LittleParty not recordedyes
Janie LopezParty not recordedyes
Helen KerwinParty not recordedyes
Ward JohnsonParty not recordedyes
Erin GámezParty not recordedyes
Lobbying Activity
No state lobbying filings in our records match this bill. Federal lobbying reports (LDA) cover Congress, so they are not listed on state bills.
Full breakdown
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Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
policy shift98% confidence
Mandatory Penetration Testing
The legislation shifts state agency cybersecurity from self-assessment reports to mandatory biennial penetration testing performed or vetted by the Department of Information Resources.
Connected Entities
OrganizationDepartment of Information Resources“State agency responsible for managing and directing state information resources ”Map →
OrganizationDepartment of Agriculture“Manages databases and networks excluded from certain electronic system rules unl”Map →
OrganizationTexas Ethics Commission“Adopts ethics policies referenced in board member training programs.”Map →
OrganizationTexas Department of Criminal Justice“Mentioned in historical context of repealed ex-officio board structure.”Map →
Organizationcomptroller“State official collaborating on technology procurement training and electronic s”Map →
OrganizationTexas Department of Transportation“Mentioned in historical context of repealed ex-officio board structure.”Map →
OrganizationHealth and Human Services Commission“Health and human services agency defined under the bill.”Map →
OrganizationDepartment of State Health Services“Health and human services agency defined under the bill.”Map →
OrganizationUniversity of Texas System“Mentioned in conflict provisions regarding the establishment of the Texas Cyber ”Map →
OrganizationParks and Wildlife Department“Mentioned in historical context of repealed ex-officio board structure.”Map →
OrganizationDepartment of Family and Protective Services“Health and human services agency defined under the bill.”Map →
Sources
Open source document
capitol.texas.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance85How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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