| 1 | 1 | | 88R4032 JRR-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Slaton H.B. No. 4661 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the applicability of certain federal regulations to |
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| 8 | 8 | | motor vehicles that are manufactured, sold, and operated |
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| 9 | 9 | | exclusively in this state. |
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| 10 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Chapter 750, Transportation Code, is amended by |
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| 12 | 12 | | adding Section 750.001 to read as follows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | Sec. 750.001. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN FEDERAL REGULATIONS |
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| 14 | 14 | | TO MOTOR VEHICLES MANUFACTURED, SOLD, AND OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY IN |
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| 15 | 15 | | TEXAS. (a) This section applies only to a motor vehicle that is |
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| 16 | 16 | | manufactured, sold, and operated exclusively in this state. |
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| 17 | 17 | | (b) For purposes of this section, a motor vehicle is |
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| 18 | 18 | | manufactured exclusively in this state if the vehicle is |
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| 19 | 19 | | manufactured without the inclusion of any parts or materials |
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| 20 | 20 | | imported from another state or country other than generic and |
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| 21 | 21 | | insignificant parts or materials. |
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| 22 | 22 | | (c) A motor vehicle manufactured and sold exclusively in |
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| 23 | 23 | | this state must have the words "Made in Texas" affixed to the motor |
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| 24 | 24 | | vehicle in the manner, form, and location prescribed by the Texas |
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| 25 | 25 | | Department of Motor Vehicles. |
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| 26 | 26 | | (d) A motor vehicle to which this section applies is not |
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| 27 | 27 | | subject to any federal law or regulation under the authority of the |
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| 28 | 28 | | United States Congress to regulate interstate commerce relating to: |
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| 29 | 29 | | (1) motor vehicle emissions or fuel efficiency |
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| 30 | 30 | | standards; |
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| 31 | 31 | | (2) required equipment for a motor vehicle, other than |
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| 32 | 32 | | safety equipment; or |
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| 33 | 33 | | (3) the use or installation of remote vehicle |
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| 34 | 34 | | disabling technology, other than a law or regulation that prohibits |
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| 35 | 35 | | the use or installation of that technology. |
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| 36 | 36 | | (e) For purposes of Subsection (d)(3), "remote vehicle |
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| 37 | 37 | | disabling technology" means any application or device, including |
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| 38 | 38 | | software, firmware, and hardware, that, when activated or engaged, |
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| 39 | 39 | | allows a person to disable the operation of a motor vehicle. The |
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| 40 | 40 | | term does not include an ignition interlock device as defined by |
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| 41 | 41 | | Article 42A.408, Code of Criminal Procedure. |
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| 42 | 42 | | SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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| 43 | 43 | | to a motor vehicle that is manufactured on or after the effective |
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| 44 | 44 | | date of this Act. |
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| 45 | 45 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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