Texas SB2121: Relating to the regulation of certain business entities that act as data brokers.

What the bill says

An act relating to the regulation of certain business entities that act as data brokers.

From the enrolled text, May 31, 2025:

AN ACT relating to the regulation of certain business entities that act as data brokers. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 509.001(4), Business & Commerce Code, as added by Chapter 963 (S.B. 2105), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, is amended to read as follows: (4) "Data broker" means a business entity[ADDED: that ] [ADDED: collects, processes, or transfers][[DELETED: whose principal source of ] [DELETED: revenue is derived from the collecting, processing, or transferring ] [DELETED: of]] personal data that the[ADDED: business]entity did not collect directly from the individual linked or linkable to the data. SECTION 2. Section 509.003(a), Business & Commerce Code, as added by Chapter 963 (S.B. 2105), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, is amended to read as follows: (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), this chapter applies only to a data broker that, in a 12-month period, derives: (1) more than 50 percent of the data broker's revenue [ADDED: directly]from processing or transferring personal data [[DELETED: that the ] [DELETED: data broker did]] not[ADDED: collected by the data broker][[DELETED: collect]] directly from the individuals to whom the data pertains; or (2) revenue[ADDED: directly]from processing or transferring the personal data of more than 50,000 individuals [[DELETED: that the data ] [DELETED: broker did]] not[ADDED: …

Sponsors

• Nathan Johnson (D, SD-016) · primary sponsor

Latest actions

1. June 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
2. June 20, 2025: Signed by the Governor
3. June 2, 2025: Sent to the Governor
4. June 2, 2025: Signed in the House
5. June 1, 2025: Signed in the Senate
6. May 31, 2025: Reported enrolled
7. May 31, 2025: Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
8. May 31, 2025: Record vote
9. May 31, 2025: Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
10. May 31, 2025: Read

Votes

• Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Committee Vote (Out of committee): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Business & Commerce Committee Vote (Out of committee): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Senate concurs in House amendment(s) (May 31, 2025): 31 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Record vote RV#3933 (May 28, 2025): 131 yea, 2 nay, passed
• Record vote RV#3666 (May 27, 2025): 113 yea, 27 nay, passed

Common questions

What is SB2121?

SB2121 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature Regular Session): Relating to the regulation of certain business entities that act as data brokers.

What does SB2121 do?

In its own words: An act relating to the regulation of certain business entities that act as data brokers.

What is the status of SB2121?

Signed into law as of June 20, 2025. Latest action: Effective on 9/1/25 (June 20, 2025).

Who sponsored SB2121?

Nathan Johnson (D, SD-016).

Where is the official record for SB2121?

On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB02121