SB 1847

relating to prohibiting contracts or other agreements with certain
foreign-owned companies in connection with critical infrastructure
in this state and the use of certain technology purchased or leased
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  The heading to Chapter 2275, Government Code, is
CHAPTER 2275.  PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTS WITH CERTAIN FOREIGN-OWNED
COMPANIES IN CONNECTION WITH CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE USE OF
CERTAIN TECHNOLOGIES PURCHASED OR LEASED FROM THOSE COMPANIES
SECTION 2.  Section 2275.0101, Government Code, is amended
by amending Subdivisions (1) and (2) and adding Subdivisions (1-a),
(7), and (8) to read as follows:
(1)  "Communication infrastructure system" includes:
(A)  a computer hardware device that converts data
signals of one kind into another for the purpose of transmitting the
data over telecommunications circuits, also known as a modem; and
(B)  a computer hardware device that mediates the
transmission routes of data packets over an electronic
communications network, also known as a router.
(1-a) "Company" means a sole proprietorship,
organization, association, corporation, partnership, joint
venture, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, or
limited liability company, including a wholly owned subsidiary,
majority-owned subsidiary, parent company, or affiliate of those
entities or business associations, that exists to make a profit.
(2)  "Critical infrastructure" means a communication
infrastructure system, cybersecurity system, electric grid,
hazardous waste treatment system, remote sensing technology,
transportation infrastructure system, or water treatment facility.
(7)  "Remote sensing technology" means a remote sensing
method that uses light in the form of a pulsed laser to measure
variable distances for the purpose of developing a distance map of
the objects from which the light is reflected. The term includes the
technology known as LiDAR, or Light Detection and Ranging.
(8)  "Transportation infrastructure system" means a
camera system used in enforcing the traffic laws of this state,
including a school bus infraction detection system, speed detection
system, or other traffic infraction detector.
SECTION 3.  Section 2275.0103, Government Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c)  The governor shall consider designating as a threat to
critical infrastructure under Subsection (a) any country or person
designated as a foreign adversary by the United States secretary of
commerce, or the secretary's designee, under 15 C.F.R. Section
SECTION 4.  Effective July 1, 2026, Chapter 2275, Government
Code, is amended by adding Section 2275.0104 to read as follows:
Sec. 2275.0104.  USE OF CERTAIN CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
PROHIBITED.  A governmental entity may not use remote sensing
technology or a transportation infrastructure system purchased or
leased from a company described by Section 2275.0102(a)(2).
SECTION 5.  With respect to a contract or other agreement
relating to critical infrastructure, the changes in law made by
this Act to Section 2275.0101, Government Code, apply only to a
contract or other agreement entered into on or after the effective
date of this Act. A contract or agreement entered into before the
effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the
date the contract or agreement was entered into, and that law is
continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 6.  Except as otherwise provided by this Act, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2025.