By: Middleton, et al. S.B. No. 825
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to an annual study on the economic, environmental, and
financial impact of illegal immigration in this state.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 752, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subchapter D to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER D. STUDY ON IMPACT OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION
Sec. 752.101. ANNUAL IMMIGRATION IMPACT STUDY. (a) The
office of the governor shall conduct an annual study on the
economic, environmental, and financial impact of illegal
immigration in this state.
(b) The office of the governor may collaborate or contract
with a state or federal agency, a political subdivision, an
institution of higher education, or a nonprofit organization or
other private entity to assist in conducting the study required by
this section.
(c) On request by the criminal justice division of the
office of the governor, the Office of Court Administration of the
Texas Judicial System shall coordinate with and provide information
to the division.
Sec. 752.102. BIENNIAL REPORT. Not later than December 1 of
each even-numbered year, the office of the governor shall prepare
and submit to the lieutenant governor and legislature a report
containing the results of each study conducted in the preceding two
years under this subchapter.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.