Texas consumer data privacy act
Tex. Bus. & Com. Code ch. 541 · Read 2026-08-15
Enacted 2023-06-18 and applicable from 2024-07-01. Scope threshold as written: No consumer number threshold. Applies to any entity doing business in Texas that is not a small business under the SBA definition. Prescribed wording for the sale of sensitive data and of biometric data.
Identifier
- Identifier
- Tex. Bus. & Com. Code ch. 541
- Level
- State TX
- Status
- In force
- Adopted
- 2023-06-18
- Applies from
- 2024-07-01
- Supervisory bodies
- Texas AG
Named requirements
Applicability and thresholds
Tex. Bus. & Com. Code ch. 541
No consumer number threshold. Applies to any entity doing business in Texas that is not a small business under the SBA definition.
Privacy notice
Tex. Bus. & Com. Code ch. 541
A reasonably accessible notice naming the categories processed, the purposes, the categories shared and how rights are exercised.
Consumer rights
Tex. Bus. & Com. Code ch. 541
Access, deletion, portability, correction and opt-out of targeted advertising, sale and certain profiling, with an appeal route.
Sensitive data
Tex. Bus. & Com. Code ch. 541
Consent, or in some states a strict necessity standard, before sensitive categories are processed.
Data protection assessment
Tex. Bus. & Com. Code ch. 541
A documented assessment for targeted advertising, sale, sensitive data and profiling that carries a heightened risk.
Processor contract
Tex. Bus. & Com. Code ch. 541
A written contract that sets instructions, confidentiality, deletion or return, and audit rights.
Enforcement
Tex. Bus. & Com. Code ch. 541
Enforced by the state authority. Prescribed wording for the sale of sensitive data and of biometric data.
Official source
EU acts on the same ground
- gdpr
Covers the same ground as the GDPR on notice, rights and processor contracts, with a narrower scope and no general lawful basis requirement.
Change monitoring
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Register | Texas AG — Tex. Bus. & Com. Code ch. 541 |
| Publisher | Office of the Attorney General of Texas |
| Last read | 2026-08-15 |
| Interval | Every 30 days |
| Next re-read | 2026-09-14 |
| Status | Checked against the publisher |
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| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-15 | Row read against the official publication | Office of the Attorney General of Texas |
| 2024-07-01 | Date of application according to the publisher | Office of the Attorney General of Texas |
| 2023-06-18 | Adopted under Tex. Bus. & Com. Code ch. 541 | Office of the Attorney General of Texas |
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Cite this row
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Tex. Bus. & Com. Code ch. 541, Texas consumer data privacy act. ExploreWorld Legal, https://legal.exploreworldai.com/us/regler/texas-tdpsa (hämtad 2026-08-25, bevis sha256:def4ef1968cb7726, bygge legal-2026-08-25).
- sha256:
- def4ef1968cb7726fda2ce872647b3a380bf19ad4b9a160cd242edf8af692cd2
- hämtad:
- 2026-08-25
- source_confidence:
- derived
- bygge:
- legal-2026-08-25
- officiell källa:
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.541.htm
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