79R500 JRJ-D

By:  Lindsay                                                      S.B. No. 125



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to items subject to inspection as a prerequisite for 
issuance of a vehicle inspection certificate.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 548.051(a), Transportation Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
	(a)  A motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer, or 
mobile home, registered in this state, must have the following 
items inspected at an inspection station or by an inspector:
		(1)  tires;                                                                   
		(2)  wheel assembly;                                                          
		(3)  safety guards or flaps, if required by Section 
547.606;                
		(4)  brake system, including power brake unit;                                
		(5)  steering system, including power steering;                               
		(6)  lighting equipment;                                                      
		(7)  horns and warning devices;                                               
		(8)  mirrors;                                                                 
		(9)  windshield wipers;                                                       
		(10)  sunscreening devices, unless the vehicle is 
exempt from sunscreen device restrictions under Section 547.613;
		(11)  front seat belts in vehicles on which seat belt 
anchorages were part of the manufacturer's original equipment;
		(12)  tax decal, if required by Section 548.104(d)(1);                        
		(13)  exhaust system;                                                         
		(14)  exhaust emission system;                                                
		(15)  fuel tank cap, using pressurized testing 
equipment approved by department rule; [and]
		(16)  emissions control equipment as designated by 
department rule; and
		(17)  license plates for compliance with Section 
502.409(a) as provided by department rule.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.