Texas HB5033 eliminates the state's motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program.

Texas HB5033 amends the Health and Safety Code to prohibit the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the Department of Public Safety from implementing or enforcing any motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program. The bill takes effect on September 1, 2025, unless federal legislation repeals or amends the Clean Air Act, a Supreme Court judgment recognizes state authority to prohibit such programs, or a constitutional amendment grants states this authority.

Texas HB5033 eliminates the state's motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program.

Texas HB5033 amends the Health and Safety Code to prohibit the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the Department of Public Safety from implementing or enforcing any motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program. The bill takes effect on September 1, 2025, unless federal legislation repeals or amends the Clean Air Act, a Supreme Court judgment recognizes state authority to prohibit such programs, or a constitutional amendment grants states this authority.