Relating to including certain demographic information in federal incident-based reporting of information and statistics concerning offenses committed in this state.

SB 376 requires Texas law enforcement agencies to include the ethnicity of arrestees in incident-based crime reports submitted to the FBI under the Uniform Crime Reporting Program. This applies to all local police departments and the Texas Department of Public Safety that use such reporting systems. The bill updates current reporting standards to collect demographic data on arrests, improving the detail of crime statistics. The requirement will take effect on September 1, 2025.