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| 1 | 1 | By: Hughes S.B. No. 1469 | |
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| 6 | 6 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 7 | 7 | AN ACT | |
| 8 | 8 | relating to a study on the feasibility of this state conducting a | |
| 9 | 9 | census of the residents of this state. | |
| 10 | 10 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 11 | 11 | SECTION 1. STUDY ON FEASIBILITY OF STATE CENSUS. (a) The | |
| 12 | 12 | state demographer under Chapter 468, Government Code, shall conduct | |
| 13 | 13 | a study to assess the feasibility of this state conducting a census | |
| 14 | 14 | to more accurately determine the population of the residents of | |
| 15 | 15 | this state. The study must: | |
| 16 | 16 | (1) consider the costs, benefits, and challenges of | |
| 17 | 17 | this state conducting a census; and | |
| 18 | 18 | (2) identify policy areas where access to more | |
| 19 | 19 | detailed demographic information may reduce state spending, | |
| 20 | 20 | including spending through appropriations. | |
| 21 | 21 | (b) In conducting the study under this section, the state | |
| 22 | 22 | demographer shall assume that the state census being studied will | |
| 23 | 23 | include a census question asking each resident of this state | |
| 24 | 24 | whether the resident is a United States citizen. | |
| 25 | 25 | SECTION 2. REPORT. Not later than July 1, 2026, the state | |
| 26 | 26 | demographer shall prepare and submit to the legislature a report on | |
| 27 | 27 | the results of the study conducted under Section 1 of this Act. | |
| 28 | 28 | SECTION 3. EXPIRATION. This Act expires September 1, 2026. | |
| 29 | 29 | SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September | |
| 30 | 30 | 1, 2025. |