---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the process for notifying the attorney general of a breach of security of computerized data by persons doing business in this state."
description: "Relating to the process for notifying the attorney general of a breach of security of computerized data by persons doing business in this state."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "88"
identifier: "SB 768"
citation: "Texas SB 768 (88)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ATTORNEY GENERAL (V2811)", "Crimes--Against Persons--General (I0170)", "Electronic Information Systems (I0311)", "Protection of Personal Information (I0003)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Capriglione", "Lalani", "Parker"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 47
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-02-07"
last_action: "2023-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cdba639f-ca97-4b4e-88f5-087756aa2bf0"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00700_SB00799/SB 768.xml"
source_hash: "5c9f0a837b24d5c61ae87a4e08ebb4b4ed1655cc8be608800edd9e3fec485b32"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
---

# Texas SB 768 (88) — Relating to the process for notifying the attorney general of a breach of security of computerized data by persons doing business in this state.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB00768I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB00768E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB00768H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB00768S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB00768F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **139–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Capriglione — primary (person)
- Lalani — primary (person)
- Parker — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-02-07** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing, introduction`
- **2023-02-07** Filed `filing`
- **2023-03-01** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-01** Referred to Business & Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-14** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2023-03-14** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-03-14** Left pending in committee
- **2023-03-21** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-03-21** Vote taken in committee
- **2023-03-27** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-27** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2023-03-27** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2023-04-03** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2023-04-03** Laid before the Senate `receipt`
- **2023-04-03** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment `reading-2`
- **2023-04-03** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-04-03** Three day rule suspended
- **2023-04-03** Record vote
- **2023-04-03** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-04-03** Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-03** Record vote
- **2023-04-03** Reported engrossed
- **2023-04-03** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2023-04-12** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-04-12** Referred to Business & Industry `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-26** Considered in formal meeting
- **2023-04-26** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-26** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-05** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2023-05-06** Committee report distributed
- **2023-05-06** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
- **2023-05-10** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
- **2023-05-12** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
- **2023-05-12** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-12** Passed to 3rd reading
- **2023-05-12** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-05-12** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-05-12** Passed `passage`
- **2023-05-12** Record vote
- **2023-05-12** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-05-15** House passage reported `passage`
- **2023-05-15** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-05-16** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2023-05-16** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2023-05-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-27** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-27** Effective on 9/1/23 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cdba639f-ca97-4b4e-88f5-087756aa2bf0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).