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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the categories used to record the race or ethnicity of |
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persons stopped for or convicted of traffic offenses. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 2.132(a)(3), Code of Criminal Procedure, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(3) "Race or ethnicity" means the following |
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categories: |
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(A) Alaska native or American Indian; |
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(B) [of a particular descent, including
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Caucasian, African, Hispanic,] Asian or Pacific Islander; |
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(C) black; |
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(D) white; and |
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(E) Hispanic or Latino [, Native American, or
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Middle Eastern descent]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 543.202(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) In this section, "race or ethnicity" means the following |
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categories: |
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(1) Alaska native or American Indian; |
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(2) [of a particular descent, including Caucasian,
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African, Hispanic,] Asian or Pacific Islander; |
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(3) black; |
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(4) white; and |
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(5) Hispanic or Latino [, or Native American descent]. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |