SB1343 - Relating to the notice requirements of a data broker registration statement and Internet website.

      S.B. No. 1343         AN ACT   relating to the notice requirements of a data broker registration   statement and Internet website.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 509.004, 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:          Sec. 509.004.  NOTICE ON WEBSITE OR MOBILE APPLICATION.  A   data broker that maintains an Internet website or mobile   application shall post a conspicuous notice on the website or   application that:                (1)  states that the entity maintaining the website or   application is a data broker;                (2)  is clear, not misleading, and readily accessible   by the general public, including individuals with a disability;   [ and ]                (3)  contains language provided by rule of the   secretary of state for inclusion in the notice ; and                 (4)     informs a consumer how to exercise any consumer   rights the consumer may have under Chapter 541 .          SECTION 2.  Section 509.005(b), 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:          (b)  The registration statement must include:                (1)  the legal name of the data broker;                (2)  a contact person and the primary physical address,   e-mail address, telephone number, and Internet website address for   the data broker;                 (2-a)     a link to a page on the data broker's Internet   website that provides consumers with specific instructions, which   must be prominently displayed, on how to exercise their consumer   rights under Section 541.051, and any other applicable data privacy   rights under Chapter 541;                (3)  a description of the categories of data the data   broker processes and transfers;                (4)  a statement of whether or not the data broker   implements a purchaser credentialing process;                (5)  if the data broker has actual knowledge that the   data broker possesses personal data of a known child:                      (A)  a statement detailing the data collection   practices, databases, sales activities, and opt-out policies that   are applicable to the personal data of a known child; and                      (B)  a statement on how the data broker complies   with applicable federal and state law regarding the collection,   use, or disclosure of personal data from and about a child on the   Internet; and                (6)  the number of security breaches the data broker   has experienced during the year immediately preceding the year in   which the registration is filed, and if known, the total number of   consumers affected by each breach.          SECTION 3.  Section 509.005(b), Business & Commerce Code, as   amended by this Act, applies only to a registration statement   submitted on or after the effective date of this Act.          SECTION 4.  It is the intent of the 89th Legislature, Regular   Session, 2025, that the amendments made by this Act to Sections   509.004 and 509.005(b), Business & Commerce Code, be harmonized   with another Act of the 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025,   relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted   codes.          SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.               ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                 I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1343 passed the Senate on   March 26, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.       ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate                I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1343 passed the House on   May 27, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 141, Nays 0, two   present not voting.       ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House            Approved:     ______________________________                Date       ______________________________              Governor