89R184 DRS-F
By: Parker S.B. No. 1493
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to lighting equipment requirements for motor vehicles.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 547.323, Transportation Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (g) to read as follows:
(g) For purposes of Section 547.3215, a high-mounted
stoplamp is considered to comply with the current federal standards
in 49 C.F.R. Section 571.108 if the stoplamp varies in intensity
four or fewer times but never deactivates when the vehicle brakes
for not more than two seconds.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.