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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to prohibiting a state agency from adopting or using a form |
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that collects information regarding an individual's race or |
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ethnicity. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 2051, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subchapter G to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER G. FORMS ADOPTED OR USED BY STATE AGENCIES |
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Sec. 2051.251. COLLECTION OF INFORMATION REGARDING RACE OR |
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ETHNICITY PROHIBITED. (a) In this section, "state agency" has the |
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meaning assigned by Section 2062.001. |
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(b) A state agency may not adopt or use a form that requests |
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or requires an individual to provide the individual's race or |
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ethnicity. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |