---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to certain notifications required following a breach of security of computerized data."
description: "Relating to certain notifications required following a breach of security of computerized data."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "HB 3746"
citation: "Texas HB 3746 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ATTORNEY GENERAL (V2811)", "Business & Commerce--General (I0050)", "Consumer Protection (I0080)", "Electronic Information Systems (I0311)", "INTERNET (S0130)", "Protection of Personal Information (I0003)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Capriglione", "Nelson"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 47
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-03-11"
last_action: "2021-06-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5a9f6969-dc6f-43c8-9b1d-a9237986bd95"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB03700_HB03799/HB 3746.xml"
source_hash: "d89313ce88d0e3a79bef19fbc8bbe589699a208defbdd22fbafe7f7c34e163da"
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 3746 (87) — Relating to certain notifications required following a breach of security of computerized data.

## 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/87R/billtext/html/HB03746I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03746E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03746H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03746S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03746F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **145–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Capriglione — primary (person)
- Nelson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-11** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-22** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-22** Referred to Business & Industry `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-13** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-13** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-04-13** Left pending in committee
- **2021-04-14** Considered in formal meeting
- **2021-04-14** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-22** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-04-22** Committee report distributed
- **2021-04-23** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-04-26** Considered in Calendars
- **2021-04-28** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2021-04-28** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-28** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-28** Passed to engrossment as amended
- **2021-04-29** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-29** Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-29** Record vote
- **2021-04-29** Reported engrossed
- **2021-05-03** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2021-05-06** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-05-06** Referred to Business & Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-18** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-05-18** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-18** Left pending in committee
- **2021-05-20** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-20** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-20** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-05-20** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-05-26** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-05-26** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-05-26** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-05-26** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-26** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-26** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-05-26** Record vote
- **2021-05-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-26** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-26** Record vote
- **2021-05-27** Senate passage reported
- **2021-05-28** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-29** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-31** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-31** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-14** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-14** Effective on 9/1/21 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5a9f6969-dc6f-43c8-9b1d-a9237986bd95`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).