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Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 174.005 — PROHIBITED USE OF CERTAIN GENOME SEQUENCERS AND GENOME SEQUENCING TECHNOLOGIES

HS § 174.005Title 2. HEALTH · Part H. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS · Ch. 174. SECURITY OF GENETIC INFORMATION

Statute text

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A medical facility, research facility, company, or nonprofit organization subject to this chapter may not use a genome sequencer or software produced by or on behalf of:
(1)a foreign adversary;
(2)a state-owned enterprise of a foreign adversary;
(3)a company or nonprofit organization domiciled within the borders of a country that is a foreign adversary; or
(4)an owned or controlled subsidiary or affiliate of a company or nonprofit organization domiciled within the borders of a country that is a foreign adversary.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 368 (H.B. 130), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.

Source: Texas Health and Safety Code § 174.005 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.