Requirements & evidence
Texas Data Privacy and Security Act
Texas's comprehensive consumer-privacy statute, pulled out of the generic state-privacy bundle because of its own enforcement record — the Texas AG has reached the two largest single-state privacy settlements in US history — and because TRAIGA now amends it with AI-specific processor duties.
- Edition on record
- HB 4 (Texas Business and Commerce Code Chapter 541)
- Issuing authority
- Texas Legislature — HB 4 (88th R.S.) (opens in a new tab)
- Edition published
- Source last checked
Understand the scope
What the framework covers.
The library records this framework for all sectors, across US-TX. The issuing authority determines applicability; your assessment scope should identify the organization, systems, services, and edition being assessed.
Areas of requirement
- Consumer rights
- Controller obligations
- Data protection assessments
- Sensitive data authorization
- Universal opt-out
The library tracks the authority and edition. A normalized requirement catalog is not available for this framework, so a requirement count is not stated here.
Prepare with context
The evidence behind
the requirements.
Evidence needs to demonstrate how a requirement is met within the assessment scope. Keep the source requirement, collection context, responsible owner, review decision, and period of applicability together.
A framework-specific collection workflow has not been activated. The reference material on this page can inform scoping and preparation; it does not establish evidence collection or assessment readiness.
ControlFrame availability
Framework reference available
Authority and version facts, with a parsed public catalog when available; no tenant blueprint or executable evidence method is activated.
How availability is determined
Texas Data Privacy and Security Act is tracked in the registry — authority, version ledger, verification — and nothing else is modelled for it yet. Import its catalog to begin.
Catalog status: Planned. Tracked metadata: we record the regime and its issuing authority for review. Registry presence does not mean automated monitoring is active. No control or requirement model is implemented.
Named and tracked only; obligations not modelled as a control catalog.
Follow the source
Editions and transitions.
These are the editions recorded in the library, checked September 6, 2026. Confirm the applicable edition with the authority before beginning an assessment.
Announced transition
The Act took effect 2024-07-01; the universal opt-out signal requirement took effect 2025-01-01. Texas HB 149 (TRAIGA) separately amends the Act with AI-specific processor duties.
Authority’s stated timing: In force
Read the authority’s announcement (opens in a new tab)- HB 4 (Texas Business and Commerce Code Chapter 541)Current edition on record
Check the basis
Sources you can follow.
Corroborated through independent sources; direct verification with the authority was unavailable. Source verification was recorded on September 6, 2026.
- Texas Legislature — HB 4 (88th R.S.) (opens in a new tab)
Issuing authority and framework publication.
- Edition reference: HB 4 (Texas Business and Commerce Code Chapter 541) (opens in a new tab)
The publication used to establish the recorded edition.
Catalog provenance and record details
Framework record: texas-tdpsa.
Source artifact: acquisition required.
Parsed catalog: Not ingested.
Control families as published: Consumer rights · Controller obligations · Data protection assessments · Sensitive data authorization · Universal opt-out.
Record last updated: September 6, 2026.
Common questions
A closer look.
What is Texas Data Privacy and Security Act?
Texas's comprehensive consumer-privacy statute, pulled out of the generic state-privacy bundle because of its own enforcement record — the Texas AG has reached the two largest single-state privacy settlements in US history — and because TRAIGA now amends it with AI-specific processor duties.
Who does Texas Data Privacy and Security Act apply to?
Texas Data Privacy and Security Act applies to all sectors, US-TX, per Texas Legislature — HB 4 (88th R.S.).
What is the current version of Texas Data Privacy and Security Act?
The current edition is HB 4 (Texas Business and Commerce Code Chapter 541), issued by Texas Legislature — HB 4 (88th R.S.) and published 2023-06-18. Source: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=88R&Bill=HB4.
What does an assessment under Texas Data Privacy and Security Act require?
No control catalog has been ingested for Texas Data Privacy and Security Act yet — the registry tracks it as planned (Tracked metadata: we record the regime and its issuing authority for review. Registry presence does not mean automated monitoring is active. No control or requirement model is implemented), so an assessment under this framework currently requires the authority's own catalog rather than a ControlFrame-parsed one.
At a glance
Texas Data Privacy and Security Act
HB 4 (Texas Business and Commerce Code Chapter 541)
- Framework reference
- Authority and edition tracked
- Evidence preparation
- Framework reference available
- Source confidence
- Independent corroboration
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