---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the requirement that certain state and local government employees and state contractors complete a cybersecurity training program certified by the Department of Information Resources."
description: "Relating to the requirement that certain state and local government employees and state contractors complete a cybersecurity training program certified by the Department of Information Resources."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "86"
identifier: "HB 3834"
citation: "Texas HB 3834 (86)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Electronic Information Systems (I0311)", "State Agencies", "Boards & Commissions (I0749)", "State Employees (I0626)", "AUDITS & AUDITORS (S4334)", "CONTRACTORS & SUBCONTRACTORS (S2563)", "STAFF DEVELOPMENT & TRAINING (S0317)", "INFORMATION RESOURCES", "DEPARTMENT OF (V9827)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Capriglione", "Paxton"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 61
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2019-03-07"
last_action: "2019-06-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/07e6002b-96a5-4f25-a454-499bfffdca65"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/86R/billhistory/house_bills/HB03800_HB03899/HB 3834.xml"
source_hash: "1efe688b3ee2d66cb90dd3a144ab5603bf4fbe3bb3c8b0003bb7e6475d135328"
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 HB 3834 (86) — Relating to the requirement that certain state and local government employees and state contractors complete a cybersecurity training program certified by the Department of Information Resources.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/HB03834I.HTM)

## Votes

- other — **140–0** (fail) · upper
- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- passage — **130–2** (pass) · lower
- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- passage — **140–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Capriglione — primary (person)
- Paxton — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-07** Filed `filing`
- **2019-03-19** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-03-19** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-01** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-04-01** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2019-04-01** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2019-04-01** Left pending in committee
- **2019-04-10** Considered in formal meeting
- **2019-04-10** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2019-04-10** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-16** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2019-04-17** Committee report distributed
- **2019-04-17** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2019-04-18** Considered in Calendars
- **2019-04-24** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2019-04-24** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2019-04-24** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-24** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-24** Passed to engrossment as amended
- **2019-04-25** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-04-25** Passed `passage`
- **2019-04-25** Record vote
- **2019-04-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-04-26** Reported engrossed
- **2019-04-26** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2019-04-29** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-04-29** Referred to Business & Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-16** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2019-05-16** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-05-16** Left pending in committee
- **2019-05-17** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-05-20** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-20** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2019-05-20** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2019-05-22** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2019-05-22** Placed on intent calendar
- **2019-05-22** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2019-05-22** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2019-05-22** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-22** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-22** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-05-22** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
- **2019-05-22** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-05-22** Three day rule suspended
- **2019-05-22** Record vote
- **2019-05-22** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-05-22** Passed `passage`
- **2019-05-22** Record vote
- **2019-05-22** Senate passage as amended reported
- **2019-05-23** Senate Amendments distributed
- **2019-05-23** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
- **2019-05-24** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
- **2019-05-24** Record vote
- **2019-05-24** Text of Senate Amendment(s)
- **2019-05-24** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
- **2019-05-26** Reported enrolled
- **2019-05-27** Signed in the House
- **2019-05-27** Signed in the Senate
- **2019-05-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-06-14** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-06-14** Effective immediately

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/07e6002b-96a5-4f25-a454-499bfffdca65`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).