By Uher H.B. No. 2326 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to labeling of passenger vehicles with notice of bumper 1-3 strength. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. (a) Every manufacturer or importer of new 1-6 passenger vehicles for sale or lease in this state, shall affix to 1-7 a window or the windshield of the vehicle a notice with the 1-8 following statement: 1-9 "This vehicle is equipped with a bumper system that, under 1-10 federal bumper standard test conditions and procedures, can 1-11 withstand a frontal impact speed of * miles per hour and a rear 1-12 impact speed of * miles per hour with no more damage than allowed 1-13 by the federal bumper standard." 1-14 (b) The impact speed required to be specified in the notice 1-15 pursuant to paragraph (a) is the maximum speed of impact upon the 1-16 bumper of the vehicle at which the vehicle sustains no damage to 1-17 the body and safety systems and only minimal damage to the bumper 1-18 when subjected to the fixed barrier and pendulum impact tests, and 1-19 when subjected to the corner impact test at not less than 60 1-20 percent of that maximum speed, conducted pursuant to Part 581 of 1-21 Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations. 1-22 (c) Any manufacturer who willfully fails to affix the notice 1-23 required by subdivision (a), or willfully misstates any information 2-1 in the notice, is guilty of a misdemeanor and is punishable by a 2-2 fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500). Each failure or 2-3 misstatement is a separate offense. 2-4 (d) Any person who willfully defaces, alters, or removes the 2-5 notice required by subdivision (a) prior to delivery of the 2-6 vehicle, to which the notice is required to be affixed, to the 2-7 registered owner or lessee is guilty of a misdemeanor and is 2-8 punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500). 2-9 Each willful defacement, alteration, or removal is a separate 2-10 offense. 2-11 (e) For purposes of this section: 2-12 (1) "Manufacturer" is any person engaged in the 2-13 manufacture or assembly of new passenger vehicles for distribution 2-14 or sale, and includes an importer of new passenger vehicles for 2-15 distribution or sale and any person who acts for, or is under the 2-16 control of, a manufacturer in connection with the distribution or 2-17 sale of new passenger vehicles. 2-18 (2) "Passenger vehicle" means a motor vehicle subject 2-19 to impact testing conducted pursuant to Part 581 or Title 49 of the 2-20 Code of Federal Regulations. 2-21 (3) "No damage" means that, when a passenger vehicle 2-22 is subjected to impact testing, conducted pursuant to the 2-23 conditions and test procedures of Sections 581.6 and 581.7 of Part 2-24 581 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, the vehicle 2-25 sustains no damage to the body and safety systems. 3-1 (4) For purposes of paragraph (a) and (b) of this act, 3-2 "minimal damage to the bumper and attachment hardware" means damage 3-3 that can be repaired with the use of common repair materials and 3-4 without replacing any parts. In addition, not later than 30 3-5 minutes after completion of each pendulum or barrier impact test, 3-6 the bumper face bar shall have no permanent deviation greater than 3-7 three-quarters of one inch from its original contour and position 3-8 relative to the vehicle frame and no permanent deviation greater 3-9 than three-eighths of one inch from its original content on areas 3-10 of contact with the barrier face or impact ridge of the pendulum 3-11 test device, measured from a straight line connecting the bumper 3-12 contours adjoining the contact area. 3-13 (e) The notice required by this act may be included in any 3-14 notice or label required by federal law to be affixed to a window 3-15 or windshield of the vehicle. 3-16 SECTION 2. The importance of this legislation and the 3-17 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 3-18 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 3-19 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 3-20 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.