By: Curry, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Parker) H.B. No. 2440
         (In the Senate - Received from the House May 12, 2025;
  May 13, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Natural
  Resources; May 22, 2025, reported favorably by the following vote:  
  Yeas 8, Nays 1; May 22, 2025, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to the authority of a state agency or the state's air
  quality state implementation plan to impose certain restrictions
  with respect to a motor vehicle, including a motor vehicle powered
  by an engine.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Chapter 750, Transportation Code, is amended by
  adding Section 750.001 to read as follows:
         Sec. 750.001.  AUTHORITY OF STATE AGENCY OR STATE
  IMPLEMENTATION PLAN TO IMPOSE CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS WITH RESPECT TO
  MOTOR VEHICLE. (a)  In this section:
               (1)  "Energy source" means any fuel or power source
  used to power an engine.
               (2)  "Engine" means a machine for converting an energy
  source into mechanical force and motion, including an internal
  combustion engine or a generator.
         (b)  A state agency shall not:
               (1)  prohibit or otherwise restrict the sale or use of a
  motor vehicle based on the vehicle's energy source; or
               (2)  prohibit a person from owning a motor vehicle that
  is powered by an engine.
         (c)  The state's air quality state implementation plan shall
  not include a provision that restricts the ability of a person to
  purchase any motor vehicle, including a motor vehicle powered by an
  engine.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
 
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