TITLE: Relating to an annual study on the economic, environmental, and financial impact of illegal immigration in this state.

SUMMARY: Relating to an annual study on the economic, environmental, and financial impact of illegal immigration in this state.

FULL TEXT:
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 Dto 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.