H.B. No. 2165 amends the Health and Safety Code and the Transportation Code to establish new requirements for motor vehicle emissions inspections in certain border counties in Texas. Specifically, it adds provisions that require the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to adopt vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance requirements for counties that border the United Mexican States and contain an overweight corridor. This is in addition to existing requirements for areas subject to federal law and those responding to formal requests from local governments.

The bill also defines "overweight corridor" and mandates that the commission create a program for emissions inspections in counties meeting these criteria. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the Public Safety Commission are tasked with implementing these new rules as soon as practicable after the bill's effective date. The act will take effect immediately if it receives a two-thirds vote from both houses; otherwise, it will take effect on September 1, 2025.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: Health and Safety Code 382.202, Transportation Code 548.301 (Transportation Code 548, Health and Safety Code 382)