CS/HB 905: Foreign Influence
GENERAL BILL by Government Operations Subcommittee ; Persons-Mulicka ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Owen ; Valdés
Foreign Influence; Requires agents of foreign countries of concern & foreign-supported political organizations to register with, & provide updates to, Division of Elections; provides registration & form requirements; prohibits specified persons from soliciting or accepting anything of value from certain organizations & countries; requires Commission on Ethics to adopt certain rules by specified date; prohibits governmental entity from entering into certain contracts with foreign sources of concern; prohibits certain activities encouraging affiliations with foreign countries of concern; requires Department of Commerce to publish & update certain information on its website; revises list of, & exemption for, linkage institutes; prohibits linkage institute from entering into agreement or participating in activity with foreign country of concern; requires certain agreements be terminated by specified date; prohibits certain entities from entering into certain contracts with foreign sources of concern; requires certain entities to register with Department of Commerce by specified date; provides requirements for registration forms; provides civil & criminal penalties; requires certain entities to provide specified affidavit to department; prohibits information technology from foreign source of concern from being used in critical infrastructure facilities; provides for reclassification of criminal penalties; prohibits enforcement of certain laws of foreign government.
Last Action: 1/30/2026 House - 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 12/23/2025 House • Filed
1/5/2026 House • Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
1/13/2026 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/27/2026 House • Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
1/29/2026 House • Favorable with CS by Government Operations Subcommittee
• Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
1/30/2026 House • Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Now in Judiciary Committee
• Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
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CS/HB 905, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/29/2026 at 5:37 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 1/31/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1178 (c1) Foreign Influence Grall Similar Last Action: 1/29/2026 S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/03/26, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building 
Citations - Statutes (14)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 106.031 Page 4 (pdf) 112.313 Standards of conduct for public officers, employees of agencies, and local government attorneys. Page 9 (pdf) 112.3142 Ethics training for specified constitutional officers, elected municipal officers, commissioners of community redevelopment agencies, and elected local officers of independent special districts. Page 10 (pdf) 282.802 Government Technology Modernization Council. Page 25 (pdf) 287.138 Contracting with entities of foreign countries of concern prohibited. Page 11 (pdf) 288.816 Intergovernmental relations. Page 14 (pdf) 288.8175 Linkage institutes between postsecondary institutions in this state and foreign countries. Page 14 (pdf) 288.860 International cultural agreements. Page 17 (pdf) 316.0078 Prohibition on contracting for camera systems of vendors of foreign countries of concern. Page 18 (pdf) 496.404 Definitions. Page 19 (pdf) 692.201 Definitions. Page 19 (pdf) 692.21 Page 20 (pdf) 775.08255 Page 22 (pdf) 775.36 Page 24 (pdf) -
HB 905, Original Filed Version Posted 12/23/2025 at 11:44 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Government Operations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/29/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1178 (c1) Foreign Influence Grall Similar Last Action: 1/29/2026 S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/03/26, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 816015 - Amendment
Remove lines 196-600 and insert:Persons-Mulicka 1/28/2026
5:59 PMAdopted
1/29/2026PDF Citations - Statutes (13)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 106.031 Page 3 (pdf) 112.313 Standards of conduct for public officers, employees of agencies, and local government attorneys. Page 9 (pdf) 112.3142 Ethics training for specified constitutional officers, elected municipal officers, commissioners of community redevelopment agencies, and elected local officers of independent special districts. Page 10 (pdf) 282.802 Government Technology Modernization Council. Page 23 (pdf) 287.138 Contracting with entities of foreign countries of concern prohibited. Page 11 (pdf) 288.816 Intergovernmental relations. Page 13 (pdf) 288.8175 Linkage institutes between postsecondary institutions in this state and foreign countries. Page 14 (pdf) 288.860 International cultural agreements. Page 16 (pdf) 316.0078 Prohibition on contracting for camera systems of vendors of foreign countries of concern. Page 24 (pdf) 496.404 Definitions. Page 17 (pdf) 692.21 Page 18 (pdf) 775.08255 Page 20 (pdf) 775.36 Page 22 (pdf)