H.B. No. 5033 proposes the elimination of the motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program in Texas. The bill introduces a new section, 382.2025, to the Health and Safety Code, which states that the commission and the Department of Public Safety are prohibited from implementing or enforcing any provisions related to emissions inspections as outlined in the existing law. This change aims to remove the requirements for emissions inspections in the state.

The bill's provisions will take effect on September 1, 2025, unless certain conditions are met first. Specifically, Section 1 will become effective 30 days after the occurrence of one of the following: the repeal or significant amendment of the federal Clean Air Act by Congress, a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allows states to prohibit emissions inspection programs, or the adoption of a constitutional amendment granting states such authority. If none of these actions take place, the bill will have no effect.

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