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.