HB 2165
AN ACT relating to required motor vehicle emissions inspections in certain
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
Awaiting Committee Assignment
Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
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Fiscal Note
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What This Bill Does
Requires the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to establish vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance programs for specific counties, particularly those bordering Mexico and containing designated overweight corridors. The new requirements will impact vehicle owners in these regions, mandating emissions testing for vehicles in counties that either request such a program or meet specific geographical criteria. The program aims to enhance environmental monitoring and regulation of vehicle emissions in targeted areas of Texas.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to required motor vehicle emissions inspections in certain BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 382.202(c), Health and Safety Code, is (c) If the program is established under this section, the (1) shall adopt vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance requirements for certain areas as required by federal (2) shall adopt vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance requirements for counties not subject to a specific federal requirement in response to a formal request by resolutions adopted by the county and the most populous municipality within the county according to the most recent federal decennial census; and (3) shall adopt vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance requirements for counties not described by Subdivision (A) border the United Mexican States; and (B) contain an overweight corridor, as defined by Section 548.301, Transportation Code. SECTION 2. Section 548.301, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Subsections (a-1) and (a-2) to read as follows: (a-1) The commission by rule shall establish a motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program for vehicles located (1) borders the United Mexican States; and (2) contains an overweight corridor. (a-2) For purposes of Subsection (a-1), "overweight corridor" means a designated section of a state highway for which an optional procedure is authorized under Chapter 623 for the issuance (1) by entities other than the department or the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles; and (2) for the movement of oversize or overweight SECTION 3. As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Act, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the Public Safety Commission shall adopt the requirements and rules necessary to implement Section 382.202, Health and Safety Code, and Section 548.301, Transportation Code, as amended by this Act. SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill Sponsors
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Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to required motor vehicle emissions inspections in certain
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