The bill, S.B. No. 376, proposes an amendment to the Government Code by adding Section 411.0542, which mandates that the Texas Department and local law enforcement agencies that utilize an incident-based reporting system must include the ethnicity of an arrestee in their reports to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). This requirement is part of the Uniform Crime Reporting Program, aimed at enhancing the demographic information available in federal crime statistics.

The new legal language emphasizes the importance of including demographic data, specifically ethnicity, in the reporting of criminal offenses. This change is intended to improve the understanding of crime trends and the demographics of those arrested, thereby contributing to more informed policy-making and resource allocation. The bill is set to take effect on September 1, 2025.

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