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AN ACT
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relating to lighting equipment requirements for motor vehicles. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 547.323, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (g) to read as follows: |
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(g) For purposes of Section 547.3215, a high-mounted |
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stoplamp is considered to comply with the current federal standards |
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in 49 C.F.R. Section 571.108 if the stoplamp varies in intensity |
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four or fewer times but never deactivates when the vehicle brakes |
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for not more than two seconds. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1493 passed the Senate on |
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April 10, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1493 passed the House on |
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May 21, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 138, Nays 3, two |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |