Statute requires state agencies and local governments to post standardized notice of AI systems
Every state agency and local government that deploys a public facing AI system must post a standardized notice on the related applications, websites and public computer systems. The same duty covers any system that is a controlling factor in a consequential decision. The Department of Information Resources is required to develop the notice form. That form must describe the system, its data sources and its privacy and ethics safeguards.
How to take part
The notice is meant to appear wherever the system is used. A resident who meets a government AI system should be able to see one. Where no notice appears, the question goes to the agency or local government running the system. Questions about the form itself go to DIR, which was required to develop it.
Where
Statewide. This decision applies across Texas rather than to a named county.
Dates
| Date | What | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-01 | effective | SB 1964 took effect |
The evidence
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(a) Each state agency and local government deploying or using an artificial intelligence system that is public-facing or that is a controlling factor in a consequential decision shall include a standardized notice on all related applications, Internet websites, and public computer systems.Texas Government Code Sec. 2054.711(a), Standardized Notice Primary source, official
(b) The department shall develop a form that agencies must use for the notice required under Subsection (a). The form must include: (1) general information about the system and data sources the system uses; and (2) measures taken to maintain compliance with information privacy laws and ethics standards.Texas Government Code Sec. 2054.711(b) Primary source, official