Charles Schwertner President pro tempore of the Texas Senate | Official Website
Charles Schwertner President pro tempore of the Texas Senate | Official Website
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to establishing a framework to govern the use of artificial intelligence systems in critical decision-making by private companies and ensure consumer protections; authorizing a civil penalty’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
The bill establishes a framework for private companies using artificial intelligence (AI) systems in critical decision-making to ensure consumer protections. It defines an AI system as any machine learning system that, through received inputs, generates outputs such as decisions or predictions that influence environments. A "consequential decision" is deemed as one having a significant effect on a consumer. Companies must create guidelines to govern AI usage to protect consumers. Noncompliance with this requirement could result in a civil penalty up to $1. The bill is set to take effect Sept. 1, 2025.
Charles Schwertner, chair of the Senate Committee on Business & Commerce and member of the Senate Committee on State Affairs, proposed another 38 bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Schwertner graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a BS.
Charles Schwertner is currently serving in the Texas State Senate, representing the state's 5th Senate district. He replaced previous state senator Steve Ogden in 2013.
Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.
You can read more about the bills and other measures here.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| SB 2990 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to removing the requirement of provision of workers' compensation insurance coverage for Texas Task Force 1 members and members of intrastate fire mutual aid system teams and regional incident management teams |
| SB 2989 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to the consideration of wage replacement benefits in the nature of workers' compensation |
| SB 2836 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to the location where certain sales are consummated for the purpose of municipal sales and use taxes |
| SB 2584 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the regulation of service contracts and service contract providers and administrators |
| SB 2512 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to creating the Texas Interoperability Council and a grant program administered by the council |
| SB 2486 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to receive and pledge for the payment of obligations certain additional tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project |
| SB 1878 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the Polytechnic College at Sam Houston State University, including the college's eligibility to participate in certain programs |
| SB 1825 | 03/27/2025 | Relating to fire safety standards and emergency operations plans for the operation of battery energy storage |
| SB 1824 | 03/27/2025 | Relating to the removal of battery energy storage facilities |
| SB 2340 | 03/25/2025 | Relating to examination of the records of filing entities and foreign filing entities by the attorney general; creating a criminal offense |
| SB 542 | 03/18/2025 | Relating to the authority of a property owners' association to assess a fine for discolored vegetation or turf during a period of residential watering restriction |
| SB 2025 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to risk mitigation planning and associated liability for providers of electric service |
| SB 1945 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to the eligibility of certain individuals younger than 65 years of age to purchase Medicare supplement benefit plans |
| SB 1889 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to vision screenings for students in public or private school, including vision screening information reporting for public school students and the creation of a matching grant program for visual devices for certain students |
| SB 1881 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to the use of political contributions by the secretary of state to maintain a residence in Travis County |
| SB 1880 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to the creation of an additional judicial district in Williamson County |
| SB 1876 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to the authority of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to retain assistance for regional proceedings affecting certain electric utilities and consumers |
| SB 2872 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to connection reservation contracts |
| SB 1826 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to career and technology education programs in public schools and the Rural Pathway Excellence Partnership (R-PEP) program, including funding for those programs under the Foundation School Program, and to the new instructional facility allotment and the permissible uses of funding under the Foundation School Program |
| SB 1665 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to a study by the Public Utility Commission of Texas on the feasibility of constructing certain extra high voltage transmission lines |
| SB 1586 | 03/10/2025 | Relating to the issuance by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of permits for certain wastewater treatment facilities |
| SB 1560 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to the submission to the legislature of financial information of an independent organization certified for a power region |
| SB 1518 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue for hotel and convention center projects |
| SB 1517 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to receive certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project and to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to the project |
| SB 1496 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to receive certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project and to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to the project |
| SB 1290 | 02/28/2025 | Relating to requiring backup generation at certain wastewater treatment facilities |
| SB 1272 | 02/28/2025 | Relating to the punishment for the criminal offense of attempted capital murder of a peace officer; increasing a criminal penalty; changing eligibility for parole and mandatory supervision |
| SB 1117 | 02/24/2025 | Relating to the administration of botulinum toxin by dentists |
| SB 859 | 02/13/2025 | Relating to authorization and reimbursement for certain examination fee subsidies paid for public school teachers and students |
| SB 858 | 02/13/2025 | Relating to certain criminal offenses involving the attachment or display of a wrong license plate or registration insignia; increasing criminal penalties |
| SB 778 | 02/07/2025 | Relating to the establishment and administration of the Texas Strategic Bitcoin Reserve; making an appropriation |
| SB 743 | 02/07/2025 | Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to establish and operate a guaranteed income program |
| SB 742 | 02/07/2025 | Relating to the adequacy and effectiveness of managed care plan networks |
| SB 658 | 02/03/2025 | Relating to agreements between sheriffs and the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration law |
| SB 622 | 02/03/2025 | Relating to the definition of emergency care for purposes of certain health benefit plans |
| SB 551 | 02/03/2025 | Relating to selection of statewide competition locations by the University Interscholastic League |
| SB 386 | 02/03/2025 | Relating to the jurisdiction of certain international organizations |
| SB 369 | 02/03/2025 | Relating to an appraisal procedure for disputed losses under personal automobile insurance policies |
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