Texas Health and Safety Code
§ 174.006 — PROHIBITED SALE OF GENOMIC INFORMATION IN BANKRUPTCY OR REORGANIZATION
HS § 174.006Title 2. HEALTH · Part H. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS · Ch. 174. SECURITY OF GENETIC INFORMATION
Statute text
View on sourceA medical facility, research facility, company, or nonprofit organization subject to this chapter may not sell or otherwise transfer genomic sequencing data of residents of this state as part of a bankruptcy proceeding or pursuant to a plan of reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (11 U.S.C. Section 1101 et seq.) to:
(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.