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HB5033 • 2025

Relating to the authority of this state to implement a motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program.

Relating to the authority of this state to implement a motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Bell, Keith | Guillen | Toth | Hayes | Olcott
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
06/20/2025 E See remarks for effective date
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Relating to the authority of this state to implement a motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program.

Relating to the authority of this state to implement a motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the authority of this state to implement a motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    See remarks for effective date

  3. 2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  4. 2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  5. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  6. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  7. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    House concurs in Senate amendment(s)

  8. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#3975

  9. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  10. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Text of Senate Amendment(s)

  11. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported

  12. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate passage as amended reported

  13. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate Amendments distributed

  14. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

  15. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  16. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  17. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  18. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  19. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  20. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-sponsor authorized

  21. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  22. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  23. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  24. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  25. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  26. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  27. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  28. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  29. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  30. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  31. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  32. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  33. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  34. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  35. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Natural Resources

  36. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  37. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  38. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  39. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1814

  40. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  41. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  42. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  43. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  44. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1707

  45. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  46. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  47. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  48. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  49. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  50. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  51. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  52. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  53. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  54. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  55. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.

  56. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  57. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  58. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  59. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  60. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  61. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Environmental Regulation

  62. 2025-03-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the authority of this state to implement a motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 5033 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 5033

AN ACT

relating to the authority of this state to implement a motor vehicle

emissions inspection and maintenance program.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 382, Health and Safety

Code, is amended by adding Section 382.2025 to read as follows:

Sec.

382.2025.

IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAM. Notwithstanding

any other law, the commission and the Department of Public Safety

are not required to implement or enforce any other provision of this

subchapter or a requirement under Chapter 548, Transportation Code,

related to emissions inspections.

SECTION 2. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this

section, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

(b) Section 1 of this Act takes effect on the 30th day after

the date:

(1) the United States Congress enacts legislation that

becomes law that repeals the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.

Section 7401 et seq.) or amends it in a way that the motor vehicle

emissions inspection and maintenance program established under

Subchapter G, Chapter 382, Health and Safety Code, is no longer

required; or

(2) of the adoption of an amendment to the United

States Constitution giving states the authority to prohibit vehicle

emissions inspection and maintenance programs or to solely regulate

vehicle emissions.

(c) If an action described by Subsection (b) of this section

does not occur, Section 1 of this Act has no effect.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 5033 was passed by the House on May 8,

2025, by the following vote: Yeas 101, Nays 45, 2 present, not

voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.

No. 5033 on May 28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 106, Nays 23,

1 present, not voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 5033 was passed by the Senate, with

amendments, on May 25, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 21, Nays

10.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: __________________

Date

__________________

Governor