By: Hughes S.B. No. 1469
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a study on the feasibility of this state conducting a
census of the residents of this state.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. STUDY ON FEASIBILITY OF STATE CENSUS. (a) The
state demographer under Chapter 468, Government Code, shall conduct
a study to assess the feasibility of this state conducting a census
to more accurately determine the population of the residents of
this state. The study must:
(1) consider the costs, benefits, and challenges of
this state conducting a census; and
(2) identify policy areas where access to more
detailed demographic information may reduce state spending,
including spending through appropriations.
(b) In conducting the study under this section, the state
demographer shall assume that the state census being studied will
include a census question asking each resident of this state
whether the resident is a United States citizen.
SECTION 2. REPORT. Not later than July 1, 2026, the state
demographer shall prepare and submit to the legislature a report on
the results of the study conducted under Section 1 of this Act.
SECTION 3. EXPIRATION. This Act expires September 1, 2026.
SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September
1, 2025.