Relating to sunscreening devices installed on a motor vehicle that displays or qualifies for the issuance of a judicial specialty license plate.

89(R) HB 1126 - Engrossed version - Bill Text

By: Gámez

H.B. No. 1126

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to sunscreening devices installed on a motor vehicle that

displays or qualifies for the issuance of 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 or qualifies for the

issuance of a license plate issued under Section 504.403 or

504.405
.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.