H.B. No. 3051
AN ACT
relating to the categories used to record the race or ethnicity of
persons stopped for or convicted of traffic offenses.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article 2.132(a)(3), Code of Criminal Procedure,
is amended to read as follows:
(3) "Race or ethnicity" means the following
categories:
(A) Alaska native or American Indian;
(B) [of a particular descent, including
Caucasian, African, Hispanic,] Asian or Pacific Islander;
(C) black;
(D) white; and
(E) Hispanic or Latino [, Native American, or
Middle Eastern descent].
SECTION 2. Section 543.202(a), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) In this section, "race or ethnicity" means the following
categories:
(1) Alaska native or American Indian;
(2) [of a particular descent, including Caucasian,
African, Hispanic,] Asian or Pacific Islander;
(3) black;
(4) white; and
(5) Hispanic or Latino [, or Native American descent].
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3051 was passed by the House on May 4,
2017, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 2, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3051 was passed by the Senate on May
19, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor