By: Parker S.B. No. 2142     A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to requiring the attorney general to establish a process   to identify and report certain foreign-related transactions in this   state to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 402, Government Code, is   amended by adding Section 402.040 to read as follows:          Sec. 402.040.  REPORTING NON-NOTIFIED FOREIGN TRANSACTIONS.     (a)  In this section, "non-notified transactions" means foreign   investments in the United States that are not voluntarily submitted   to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States for   review under 50 U.S.C. Section 4565.          (b)  The office of the attorney general shall establish a   process by which local officials, state officials, or other persons   may submit to the office information or concerns regarding   non-notified transactions in this state. The office of the   attorney general may adopt any necessary rules to implement this   subsection.          (c)  The attorney general may submit a memorandum or report   concerning non-notified transactions the office of the attorney   general has identified in this state to the Committee on Foreign   Investment in the United States.          (d)  The office of the attorney general shall:                (1)  retain a copy of any documents submitted to the   committee described by Subsection (c) that are included with a   memorandum or report submitted under that subsection; and                (2)  notify the legislature and the governor as soon as   practicable after submitting a memorandum, report, or other   information under Subsection (c).          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.