CS/SB 692: Cybersecurity Standards and Liability
GENERAL BILL by Governmental Oversight and Accountability ; Leek
Cybersecurity Standards and Liability; Prohibiting local governments from imposing certain cybersecurity standards or processes on vendors; providing that a local government, a covered entity, or a third-party agent that complies with certain requirements is not liable in connection with a cybersecurity incident under certain circumstances; requiring covered entities and third-party agents to implement revised frameworks, standards, laws, or regulations within a specified timeframe in order to retain protection from liability, etc.
Last Action: 1/27/2026 Senate - Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
- Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
- Judiciary (JU)
- Appropriations (AP)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 12/2/2025 Senate • Filed
12/16/2025 Senate • Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Judiciary; Appropriations
1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
1/21/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 01/26/26, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
1/26/2026 Senate • CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 5 NAYS 4
1/27/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
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CS/SB 692, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/27/2026 at 11:03 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 635 (c1) Cybersecurity Standards and Liability Information Technology Budget & Policy Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 1/22/2026 H 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 282.3185 Local government cybersecurity. Page 2 (pdf) 768.401 Page 2 (pdf) -
SB 692, Original Filed Version Posted 12/2/2025 at 9:32 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Pre-Meeting) 1/23/2026 (pdf)
Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Post-Meeting) 1/27/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 635 (c1) Cybersecurity Standards and Liability Information Technology Budget & Policy Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 1/22/2026 H 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 434400 - Amendment
Delete lines 33 - 71 and insert:Governmental Oversight and Accountability
(Leek)1/23/2026
12:45 PMReplaced by Committee Substitute
1/26/2026Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 1/26/2026 3:30 PM Governmental Oversight and Accountability 5 Yeas - 4 Nays Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 282.3185 Local government cybersecurity. Page 2 (pdf) 768.401 Page 3 (pdf)