HB 1126

relating to sunscreening devices installed on a motor vehicle
displaying a judicial specialty license plate.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 547.613(b), Transportation Code, is
(b)  Subsection (a) does not apply to:
(1)  a windshield that has a sunscreening device that:
(A)  in combination with the windshield has a
light transmission of 25 percent or more;
(B)  in combination with the windshield has a
luminous reflectance of 25 percent or less;
(C)  is not red, blue, or amber; and
(D)  does not extend downward beyond the AS-1 line
or more than five inches from the top of the windshield, whichever
is closer to the top of the windshield;
(2)  a wing vent or a window that is to the left or right
of the vehicle operator if the vent or window has a sunscreening
device that in combination with the vent or window has:
(A)  a light transmission of 25 percent or more;
(B)  a luminous reflectance of 25 percent or less;
(2-a)  a side window that is to the rear of the vehicle
(3)  a rear window, if the motor vehicle is equipped
with an outside mirror on each side of the vehicle that reflects to
the vehicle operator a view of the highway for a distance of at
(5)  an adjustable nontransparent sun visor that is
mounted in front of a side window and not attached to the glass;
(6)  a direction, destination, or termination sign on a
passenger common carrier motor vehicle, if the sign does not
interfere with the vehicle operator's view of approaching traffic;
(7)  a rear window wiper motor;
(8)  a rear trunk lid handle or hinge;
(9)  a luggage rack attached to the rear trunk;
(10)  a side window that is to the rear of the vehicle
operator on a multipurpose vehicle;
(11)  a window that has a United States, state, or local
certificate placed on or attached to it as required by law;
(12)  a motor vehicle that is not registered in this
(13)  a window that complies with federal standards for
window materials, including a factory-tinted or a pretinted window
installed by the vehicle manufacturer, or a replacement window
meeting the specifications required by the vehicle manufacturer;
(A)  used regularly to transport passengers for a
(B)  authorized to operate under license or permit
(15)  a vehicle that is maintained by a law enforcement
agency and used for law enforcement purposes; [or]
(16)  a commercial motor vehicle as defined by Section
(17)  a vehicle that displays a license plate issued
under Section 504.403, 504.404, or 504.405.
SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.