WHAT THIS BILL REGULATES · 1 REQUIREMENT TYPE
How Is This Bill Enforced
Verbatim statutory text on the left; plain-language analysis and a per-section checklist on the right. Numbered markers cross-link to the matching checklist row.
1 A business entity that uses facial recognition technology for the purpose of identifying a customer or guest in a space located in this state that is generally accessible to the public must post a clear and conspicuous notice disclosing the business's use of the technology in the space. The notice must be posted in a location that is clearly viewed by a customer or guest entering the space where the technology is used.
This section creates a single, straightforward notice obligation: any business entity that deploys facial recognition technology to identify a customer or guest in a publicly accessible space in Texas must post a clear and conspicuous notice disclosing that use. The notice must be positioned where it is clearly viewable by anyone entering the space where the technology is operating.
The bill does not define "facial recognition technology," "business entity," "customer or guest," or "publicly accessible space." It also contains no enforcement mechanism, no penalties, no regulatory authority, and no private right of action — making the obligation effectively aspirational without subsequent implementing legislation or regulatory action.
This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
This section sets the effective date of the Act at September 1, 2023. Because the bill did not advance, this provision is inoperative.