Bill Text: TX SB668 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Relating to the disclosure of information with regard to artificial intelligence.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2025-04-28 - Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency [SB668 Detail]
Download: Texas-2025-SB668-Engrossed.html
| By: Hughes | S.B. No. 668 | |
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| relating to the disclosure of information with regard to artificial | ||
| intelligence. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Title 99, Business & Commerce Code, is amended by | ||
| adding Chapter 2003 to read as follows: | ||
| CHAPTER 2003. DISCLOSURES RELATED TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | ||
| Sec. 2003.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "artificial | ||
| intelligence" means a machine-based system that: | ||
| (1) when given a set of objectives by an individual, | ||
| makes predictions, recommendations, or decisions that influence a | ||
| real or virtual environment; and | ||
| (2) uses inputs from an individual or machine to: | ||
| (A) perceive or interpret a real or virtual | ||
| environment; | ||
| (B) use automation to analyze a perception or | ||
| interpretation of a real or virtual environment; or | ||
| (C) use models to infer or form opinions on | ||
| information or a proposed action. | ||
| Sec. 2003.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. (a) This chapter | ||
| applies only to a person who: | ||
| (1) uses artificial intelligence to provide services | ||
| to an individual in this state, including: | ||
| (A) answering questions; | ||
| (B) gathering information; | ||
| (C) summarizing information; | ||
| (D) generating textual, audio, or visual | ||
| material; or | ||
| (E) providing information to be used in | ||
| connection with a lending, underwriting, risk assessment, | ||
| investing, or hiring decision; and | ||
| (2) generated, or is more than 25 percent owned by a | ||
| person who generated, at least $100 billion in total revenue, | ||
| including revenue generated by subsidiaries, according to | ||
| generally accepted accounting principles. | ||
| (b) Artificial intelligence is considered to be used to | ||
| provide a service to an individual under Subsection (a)(1) | ||
| regardless of whether the individual can directly access the | ||
| artificial intelligence. | ||
| Sec. 2003.003. DUTY TO DISCLOSE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | ||
| INFORMATION. (a) A person regulated by this chapter shall | ||
| disclose, on the person's Internet website or in another location | ||
| electronically accessible by an individual in this state: | ||
| (1) the name of each artificial intelligence model | ||
| used by the person; | ||
| (2) a brief description of the functions and purposes | ||
| of each model disclosed under Subdivision (1); | ||
| (3) to the best of the person's knowledge and belief, | ||
| the name of each public or private third party that has provided | ||
| input on an artificial intelligence model that the person has | ||
| implemented; | ||
| (4) a description of the specific input provided by | ||
| each third party disclosed under Subdivision (3); and | ||
| (5) any changes made to an artificial intelligence | ||
| model based on input provided by a third party disclosed under | ||
| Subdivision (3). | ||
| (b) An individual who uses a service described by Section | ||
| 2003.002(a)(1) who provides input on an artificial intelligence | ||
| model is not considered a third party for purposes of this section | ||
| if the individual's input was provided: | ||
| (1) in the individual's personal capacity; and | ||
| (2) based on the individual's own experience as a user | ||
| of that service. | ||
| Sec. 2003.004. DISCRIMINATION AND RETALIATION PROHIBITED. | ||
| A person may not discipline, retaliate against, or otherwise | ||
| discriminate against an individual who in good faith reports a | ||
| suspected violation of this chapter to the attorney general or any | ||
| other appropriate authority. | ||
| Sec. 2003.005. COOPERATION WITH ATTORNEY GENERAL. A person | ||
| shall allow the attorney general to access the records of the person | ||
| to the extent necessary to ensure the person is in substantial | ||
| compliance with this chapter. | ||
| Sec. 2003.006. ENFORCEMENT. (a) A violation of this | ||
| chapter is a deceptive trade practice under Subchapter E, Chapter | ||
| 17, and is actionable under that subchapter. | ||
| (b) The attorney general may issue reports to the governor, | ||
| the legislature, or any other federal, state, or local government | ||
| official regarding any information obtained investigating a person | ||
| under this chapter or enforcing a provision of this chapter. | ||
| (c) A report under Subsection (b) may be public or | ||
| confidential. | ||
| (d) The remedies under this section are cumulative of other | ||
| remedies provided by law. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. | ||
