H.B. No. 3051
AN ACT
relating to the categories used to record the race or ethnicity of persons stopped for or convicted of
traffic offenses.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article 2.132(a)(3), Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended to read as follows:
(3) "Race or ethnicity" means the following categories:
(A) Alaska native or American Indian;
(B) [of a particular descent, including Caucasian, African, Hispanic,] Asian or
Pacific Islander;
(C) black;
(D) white; and
(E) Hispanic or Latino [, Native American, or Middle Eastern descent].
SECTION 2. Section 543.202(a), Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:
(a) In this section, "race or ethnicity" means the following categories:
(1) Alaska native or American Indian;
(2) [of a particular descent, including Caucasian, African, Hispanic,] Asian or Pacific
Islander;
(3) black;
(4) white; and
(5) Hispanic or Latino [, or Native American descent].
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.