89R3309 KRM-D
By: Gámez H.B. No. 1126
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
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
amended to read as follows:
(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;
and
(B) a luminous reflectance of 25 percent or less;
(2-a) a side window that is to the rear of the vehicle
operator;
(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
least 200 feet from the rear;
(4) a rearview mirror;
(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
state;
(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;
(14) a vehicle that is:
(A) used regularly to transport passengers for a
fee; and
(B) authorized to operate under license or permit
by a local authority;
(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
644.001; or
(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.