S.B. No. 1198         AN ACT   relating to the designation of spaceports as critical   infrastructure facilities for purposes of criminal and civil   liability.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 424.001, Government Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 424.001.  DEFINITION. In this chapter, "critical   infrastructure facility" has the meaning assigned by Section   423.0045(a)(1-a) and also includes:                (1)  any pipeline transporting oil or gas or the   products or constituents of oil or gas;                (2)  a public or private airport depicted in any   current aeronautical chart published by the Federal Aviation   Administration;                (3)  a military installation owned or operated by or   for the federal government, this state, or another governmental   entity; [and]                (4)  any property, including a temporary hazard area   related to the operation of a launch complex authorized by the   Federal Aviation Administration, or facility used for the launch,   landing, recovery, or testing of spacecraft, as defined by Section   507.001, Local Government Code; and                (5)  a property, facility, or pipeline described by   this section that is under construction and all equipment and   appurtenances used during that construction.          SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only   to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act.   An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is   governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed,   and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For   purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the   effective date of this Act if any element of the offense was   committed before that date.          SECTION 3.  The change in law made by this Act applies only   to a cause of action that accrues on or after the effective date of   this Act. A cause of action that accrues before the effective date   of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the cause of   action accrued, and the former law is continued in effect for that   purpose.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.               ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                 I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1198 passed the Senate on   March 24, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays 1;   May 26, 2025, Senate refused to concur in House amendments and   requested appointment of Conference Committee; May 27, 2025, House   granted request of the Senate; May 30, 2025, Senate adopted   Conference Committee Report by the following vote:  Yeas 30,   Nays 1.       ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate                I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1198 passed the House, with   amendments, on May 23, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 121,   Nays 17, two present not voting; May 27, 2025, House granted   request of the Senate for appointment of Conference Committee;   May 30, 2025, House adopted Conference Committee Report by the   following vote:  Yeas 118, Nays 14, two present not voting.       ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House            Approved:     ______________________________               Date       ______________________________              Governor