Relating to the artificial intelligence division within the Department of Information Resources, the official text

H.B. No. 2818

AN ACT

relating to the artificial intelligence division within the

Department of Information Resources.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Chapter 2054, Government Code, is amended by

adding Subchapter S to read as follows:

SUBCHAPTER S. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DIVISION

Sec. 2054.701. ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF

DIVISION. (a) The department shall establish an artificial

intelligence division within the department.

(b) The executive director shall direct the administration

and oversight of the artificial intelligence division, including

the division's organization within the department.

(c) The department may hire the personnel necessary to

administer the duties of the division, including hiring personnel

through institutions of higher education, as defined by Section

61.003, Education Code.

Sec. 2054.702. GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

TECHNOLOGY. (a) The division shall assist state agencies and other

entities that use the department's services in the implementation

of generative artificial intelligence technology for:

(1) projects to modernize or replace legacy systems,

as defined by Section 2054.571; and

(2) other projects appropriate for the use of

generative artificial intelligence technology as determined by the

department.

(b) In assisting agencies and entities with projects under

Subsection (a), the division may:

(1) use generative artificial intelligence technology

developed or procured by the department to complete the project; or

(2) contract with a vendor to use generative

artificial intelligence technology to complete the project.

(c) If the division contracts with a vendor under Subsection

(b), the vendor's generative artificial intelligence technology

must complete a majority of the work required to complete the

project.

Sec. 2054.703. COST ANALYSIS REPORT. The division shall

prepare a cost analysis report for each project completed under

Section 2054.702 that includes:

(1) a summary of the time, money, and resources saved

by using a generative artificial intelligence technology compared

to the time, money, and resources that would have been required

using traditional systems to perform equivalent tasks; and

(2) a concise overview focused on information

demonstrating the cost and time efficiencies achieved by using

generative artificial intelligence technology for the project.

Sec. 2054.704. EFFICIENT USE OF RESOURCES. The department

shall coordinate division activities under this subchapter and the

activities under any other law relating to artificial intelligence

systems to ensure efficient system implementation and to streamline

the use of department resources, including information sharing and

personnel.

Sec. 2054.705. RULES. The department may adopt the rules

necessary to establish and administer the division.

SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date

of this Act, the Department of Information Resources shall adopt

the rules necessary to implement Subchapter S, Chapter 2054,

Government Code, as added by this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

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President of the Senate
Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 2818 was passed by the House on April

25, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 111, Nays 14, 1 present, not

voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.

No. 2818 on May 28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 105, Nays 32,

2 present, not voting.

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Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 2818 was passed by the Senate, with

amendments, on May 26, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays

1.

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Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: __________________

Date

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Governor