89R11600 JRR-F
By: Lujan H.B. No. 5359
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the requirement for a motor vehicle emissions test on
resale of certain vehicles.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 548.3011, Transportation Code, is
amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to
read as follows:
(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), this section does not
apply to a vehicle that is a 1996 or newer model that has less than
the greater of:
(1) 50,000 miles; or
(2) the mileage established by commission rule under
Subsection (b-1)(2).
(b-1) Not later than February 1 of each even-numbered year,
the commission shall conduct a study on the impact of increasing the
mileage exemption provided by Subsection (b). Not later than 180
days after commencing a study under this subsection, the commission
shall:
(1) publish the results of the study on the
department's Internet website; and
(2) adopt a rule increasing the mileage exemption
provided by Subsection (b) to the next nearest 5,000 miles that the
commission finds does not adversely impact the state's air quality
state implementation plan.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.