HB4711 - Relating to the confidentiality of information used to prevent, detect, respond to, or investigate a hostile act of a foreign adversary of the United States.

  89R8691 JON-D     By: Lopez of Bexar H.B. No. 4711       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the confidentiality of information used to prevent,   detect, respond to, or investigate a hostile act of a foreign   adversary of the United States.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 418.176(a), Government Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (a)  Information is confidential if the information is   collected, assembled, or maintained by or for a governmental entity   for the purpose of preventing, detecting, responding to, or   investigating an act of terrorism or related criminal activity or a   hostile act by a foreign adversary of the United States and:                (1)  relates to the staffing requirements of an   emergency response provider, including a law enforcement agency, a   fire-fighting agency, or an emergency services agency;                (2)  relates to a tactical plan of the provider; or                (3)  consists of a list or compilation of pager or   telephone numbers, including mobile and cellular telephone   numbers, of the provider.          SECTION 2.  Section 418.177, Government Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 418.177.  CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION   RELATING TO RISK OR VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT.  Information is   confidential if the information:                (1)  is collected, assembled, or maintained by or for a   governmental entity for the purpose of preventing, detecting, or   investigating an act of terrorism or related criminal activity or a   hostile act by a foreign adversary of the United States ; and                (2)  relates to an assessment by or for a governmental   entity, or an assessment that is maintained by a governmental   entity, of the risk or vulnerability of persons or property,   including critical infrastructure, to an act of terrorism or   related criminal activity.          SECTION 3.  Section 418.179(a), Government Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (a)  Information is confidential if the information:                (1)  is collected, assembled, or maintained by or for a   governmental entity for the purpose of preventing, detecting, or   investigating an act of terrorism or related criminal activity or a   hostile act by a foreign adversary of the United States ; and                (2)  relates to the details of the encryption codes or   security keys for a public communications system.          SECTION 4.  Section 418.180, Government Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 418.180.  CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION   PREPARED FOR UNITED STATES.  Information, other than financial   information, in the possession of a governmental entity is   confidential if the information:                (1)  is part of a report to an agency of the United   States;                (2)  relates to an act of terrorism or related criminal   activity or a hostile act by a foreign adversary of the United   States ; and                (3)  is specifically required to be kept confidential:                      (A)  under Section 552.101 because of a federal   statute or regulation;                      (B)  to participate in a state-federal   information sharing agreement; or                      (C)  to obtain federal funding.          SECTION 5.  Section 418.181, Government Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 418.181.  CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION   RELATING TO CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.  Those documents or portions   of documents in the possession of a governmental entity are   confidential if they identify the technical details of particular   vulnerabilities of critical infrastructure to an act of terrorism   or a hostile act by a foreign adversary of the United States .          SECTION 6.  Section 418.182(a), Government Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (a)  Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c),   information, including access codes and passwords, in the   possession of a governmental entity is confidential if the   information [ that ] relates to the specifications, operating   procedures, or location of a security system used to protect public   or private property from an act of terrorism or related criminal   activity or a hostile act by a foreign adversary of the United   States [ is confidential ].          SECTION 7.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.