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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 542.003: CYBERSECURITY PROGRAM SAFE HARBOR: EXEMPLARY DAMAGES PROHIBITED.

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  1. BUSINESS AND COMMERCE CODE
  2. TITLE 11. PERSONAL IDENTITY INFORMATION
  3. SUBTITLE C. CONSUMER DATA PROTECTION
  4. CHAPTER 542. CYBERSECURITY PROGRAM

Notwithstanding any other law, in an action arising from a breach of system security, a person harmed as a result of the breach may not recover exemplary damages from a business entity to which this chapter applies if the entity demonstrates that at the time of the breach the entity implemented and maintained a cybersecurity program in compliance with Section 542.004.

Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1029 (S.B. 2610), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:46:56Z. Source file · JSON

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