Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (HB 4), general applicability and scope

Tex. Bus. & Com. Code ch. 541, secs. 541.001-541.002

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In force since 1 July 2024.

A comprehensive regime rule binding private bodies.

As of 23 August 2026.

What it requires

Determine whether you conduct business in Texas or serve Texas residents, process or sell personal data, and are not a small business under SBA size standards before relying on any TDPSA exemption.
Treat information a Texas consumer restricted to a specific audience as covered personal data, not as exempt publicly available information.
Confirm whether a sector exemption applies. TDPSA excludes state agencies, Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA)-regulated financial institutions, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) covered entities, nonprofits, higher-education institutions, and electric utilities.

What this law does

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TDPSA governs private-sector processing of Texas residents' personal data. It applies to a person who conducts business in Texas, or produces a product or service consumed by Texas residents, and who processes or sells personal data, unless the person is a small business under SBA size standards (a limited exception for selling sensitive data under sec. 541.107 applies regardless of size).

The Act excludes state agencies, political subdivisions, Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA)-regulated financial institutions, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) covered entities, nonprofits, higher-education institutions, and electric utilities, and 'personal data' excludes deidentified data and publicly available information.

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Read the law

official Texas statute text, Business and Commerce Code chapter 541, Texas Constitution and Statutes System

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