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TX SB2312

Bill

Status

Passed

5/20/2025

Primary Sponsor

Bryan Hughes

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Origin

Senate

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes the Texas Advisory Committee on Geopolitical Conflict, a 9-member body administratively attached to the Texas Military Department, with members appointed by the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house, plus the adjutant general, DPS public safety director, and Texas Division of Emergency Management chief

  • Requires the committee to conduct a tabletop exercise simulating a foreign adversary invasion and submit a report to the governor by October 1, 2026, examining scenarios involving attacks on U.S. armed forces and damage to state supply chains or critical infrastructure

  • Mandates audits of state supply chains and critical procurements to identify goods sourced from foreign adversaries or at risk of disruption during geopolitical conflict, with recommendations for alternative sourcing strategies due by October 1, 2026

  • Directs investigation of the state's drug supply chain in collaboration with HHSC and DSHS to identify prescription drugs, active pharmaceutical ingredients, and key starting materials produced by or sourced from foreign adversaries, assessing quality concerns and alternative sourcing feasibility

  • Grants the committee subpoena power, exempts meetings from open meetings requirements, classifies committee information as confidential (maintained by the governor's office), and sets the committee to expire September 1, 2029

Legislative Description

Relating to the establishment and powers and duties of the Texas Advisory Committee on Geopolitical Conflict.

Disaster Preparedness & Relief

Last Action

Effective on 9/1/25

5/20/2025

Committee Referrals

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs4/22/2025
State Affairs3/13/2025

Full Bill Text

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