89R9071 JRR-F     By: Curry H.B. No. 2440       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 internal combustion 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)  A state agency may not:                (1)  prohibit or otherwise restrict the sale or use of a   motor vehicle based on the energy source used to propel or otherwise   power the vehicle; or                (2)  prohibit a person from owning a motor vehicle that   is powered by an internal combustion engine.          (b)  The state's air quality state implementation plan may   not include a provision that restricts the ability of a person to   purchase any motor vehicle, including a motor vehicle powered by an   internal combustion engine.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.