84R14005 TJB-F
By: Sanford H.B. No. 3721
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to an annual demographic study of each Texas House of
Representatives and Texas Senate district.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 468, Government Code, is amended by
adding Section 468.006 to read as follows:
Sec. 468.006. ANNUAL DEMOGRAPHIC STUDY OF STATE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATE DISTRICTS. (a) The state demographer
shall conduct an annual demographic study to determine the
following information for each state house of representatives and
state senate district for the current state fiscal year:
(1) the average household income in the district;
(2) the average education attainment level of
individuals in the district;
(3) the percentage of the population in the district
by ethnicity;
(4) the annual amount of lottery sales in the
district;
(5) the rate of homeownership in the district; and
(6) the average age of individuals in the district.
(b) Not later than September 1, the state demographer shall
submit to each member of the house of representatives, each member
of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the
lieutenant governor a report that includes the results of the
demographic study. The report must be made in writing and in a
searchable electronic format that enables a user to sort the
information described in Subsection (a) by category.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect January 1, 2016.