Data Privacy · Texas
Texas Data Privacy and Security Act
HB 4 - enacted in Texas.
- Status
- Enacted
- Enacted
- 2023
- States with data privacy laws
- 21
- Texas tracker score
- 69/100 Top 10%
The bottom line
Texas Data Privacy and Security Act is an enacted law in Texas, part of a mature, broadly-adopted data privacy landscape.
- Enacted
- effective 2024-07-01
- 21
- states have data privacy laws
- 21/21
- data privacy laws enacted nationally
- 69/100
- Texas tracker score
Data compiled 2026-03-18 from the official Texas legislative record linked below; laws can be amended or repealed after this date.
Category catalog share · regulations
How 21 tracked data privacy records split by state
Exclusive Texas vs other-state counts in this category (sum to the category total). Orthogonal to the peer scatter below, which plots enacted volume against portal tracker score.
Regulatory Snapshot: Texas Data Privacy and Security Act
Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (HB 4) is an enacted law in Texas under the Data Privacy category. It was enacted on 2023-06-18 and becomes effective on 2024-07-01. Texas currently has 5 regulations tracked here, with 5 records marked enacted in this dataset. PlainRegWatch's tracker score is 69/100; it summarizes coverage within the five categories this site tracks and is not an official state rating. PlainRegWatch compiled this entry's data on 2026-03-18; consult the linked official source for the current, authoritative text.
Nationally, 21 data privacy statutes have been enacted and 0 additional bills remain pending - 21 distinct jurisdictions have codified rules in this area so far. That places Texas within a mature and broadly adopted data privacy landscape where compliance programs typically hinge on definitions in HB 4 itself.
Applicability under Texas Data Privacy and Security Act: Any entity in TX processing personal data. No revenue threshold. Penalty exposure is documented as: $7,500/violation. AG with 30-day cure (sunsets 2026). Notable exemptions: Small businesses (SBA), HIPAA, GLBA, nonprofits, state agencies..
Summary
Broadest applicability — no revenue or consumer count thresholds.
Key Requirements
- Full consumer rights.
- Universal opt-out.
- Data protection assessments.
- Purpose limitation and minimization.
Penalties
- $7,500/violation.
- AG with 30-day cure (sunsets 2026).
Applicability
- Any entity in TX processing personal data.
- No revenue threshold.
Exemptions
- Small businesses (SBA), HIPAA, GLBA, nonprofits, state agencies.
Category context
How Texas sits among data privacy peers
21 states have a tracked record in data privacy ; Texas ranks #3 by portal tracker score among those peers. Each point is one state with at least one data privacy regulation in this archive.
Read the peer-state figures
- California: 1 enacted of 1 tracked data privacy record, tracker score 100/100.
- Colorado: 1 enacted of 1 tracked data privacy record, tracker score 76/100.
- Texas (this state): 1 enacted of 1 tracked data privacy record, tracker score 69/100.
- Connecticut: 1 enacted of 1 tracked data privacy record, tracker score 62/100.
- Minnesota: 1 enacted of 1 tracked data privacy record, tracker score 62/100.
- Oregon: 1 enacted of 1 tracked data privacy record, tracker score 62/100.
- Delaware: 1 enacted of 1 tracked data privacy record, tracker score 59/100.
- Virginia: 1 enacted of 1 tracked data privacy record, tracker score 59/100.
- Utah: 1 enacted of 1 tracked data privacy record, tracker score 55/100.
- Florida: 1 enacted of 1 tracked data privacy record, tracker score 48/100.
- Maryland: 1 enacted of 1 tracked data privacy record, tracker score 48/100.
- New Jersey: 1 enacted of 1 tracked data privacy record, tracker score 48/100.
- Rhode Island: 1 enacted of 1 tracked data privacy record, tracker score 48/100.
- Vermont: 1 enacted of 1 tracked data privacy record, tracker score 48/100.
- Indiana: 1 enacted of 1 tracked data privacy record, tracker score 31/100.
- Iowa: 1 enacted of 1 tracked data privacy record, tracker score 31/100.
- Kentucky: 1 enacted of 1 tracked data privacy record, tracker score 31/100.
- Montana: 1 enacted of 1 tracked data privacy record, tracker score 31/100.
- Nebraska: 1 enacted of 1 tracked data privacy record, tracker score 31/100.
- New Hampshire: 1 enacted of 1 tracked data privacy record, tracker score 31/100.
- Tennessee: 1 enacted of 1 tracked data privacy record, tracker score 31/100.
Dashed lines mark the peer averages in this category. The tracker score summarizes enacted records across all five policy areas PlainRegWatch tracks; it is not enforcement strength or legal burden. Read how tracker scores are computed.
Tracker-score ranking on data privacy
Top peer states by portal tracker score among jurisdictions with a data privacy record in this archive.
| # | State | Tracker score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 100 |
| 2 | Colorado | 76 |
| 3 | Texas (this state) | 69 |
| 4 | Connecticut | 62 |
| 5 | Minnesota | 62 |
| 6 | Oregon | 62 |
| 7 | Delaware | 59 |
| 8 | Virginia | 59 |
| 9 | Utah | 55 |
| 10 | Florida | 48 |
Read with Texas Data Privacy and Security Act
Nearest data privacy volume peers and same-state archive siblings for this ENACTED · MID row.
ENACTED MID
Colorado · 1 enacted
Colorado holds 1 enacted data privacy rows (more by 0 than Texas); tracker 76/100.
Connecticut · 1 enacted
Connecticut holds 1 enacted data privacy rows (more by 0 than Texas); tracker 62/100.
Minnesota · 1 enacted
Minnesota holds 1 enacted data privacy rows (more by 0 than Texas); tracker 62/100.
Oregon · 1 enacted
Oregon holds 1 enacted data privacy rows (more by 0 than Texas); tracker 62/100.
Texas Responsible AI Governance Act · ENACTED
Another Texas archive row (AI Regulation) stamped ENACTED beside ENACTED Texas Data Privacy.
Texas Minimum Wage Act · ENACTED
Another Texas archive row (Employment & Worker Protection) stamped ENACTED beside ENACTED Texas Data Privacy.
Disclaimer: This summary is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Regulation details may have changed since this data was compiled (2026-03-18). Always consult official sources and qualified legal counsel for compliance guidance.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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Every figure on PlainRegWatch is rendered from curated state legislative and Federal Register source data, no number is typed in by an editor. Status, dates, and source URL are this record's row in the curated archive, not a live legislature scrape. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026. Tracker scores and rule counts are curated records in five tracked categories - not enforcement strength, legal advice, a complete inventory of US law, or a live bill-status feed.