89R3309 KRM-D     By: Gámez H.B. No. 1126       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to sunscreening devices installed on a motor vehicle   displaying a judicial specialty license plate.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 547.613(b), Transportation Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (b)  Subsection (a) does not apply to:                (1)  a windshield that has a sunscreening device that:                      (A)  in combination with the windshield has a   light transmission of 25 percent or more;                      (B)  in combination with the windshield has a   luminous reflectance of 25 percent or less;                      (C)  is not red, blue, or amber; and                      (D)  does not extend downward beyond the AS-1 line   or more than five inches from the top of the windshield, whichever   is closer to the top of the windshield;                (2)  a wing vent or a window that is to the left or right   of the vehicle operator if the vent or window has a sunscreening   device that in combination with the vent or window has:                      (A)  a light transmission of 25 percent or more;   and                      (B)  a luminous reflectance of 25 percent or less;                (2-a)  a side window that is to the rear of the vehicle   operator;                (3)  a rear window, if the motor vehicle is equipped   with an outside mirror on each side of the vehicle that reflects to   the vehicle operator a view of the highway for a distance of at   least 200 feet from the rear;                (4)  a rearview mirror;                (5)  an adjustable nontransparent sun visor that is   mounted in front of a side window and not attached to the glass;                (6)  a direction, destination, or termination sign on a   passenger common carrier motor vehicle, if the sign does not   interfere with the vehicle operator's view of approaching traffic;                (7)  a rear window wiper motor;                (8)  a rear trunk lid handle or hinge;                (9)  a luggage rack attached to the rear trunk;                (10)  a side window that is to the rear of the vehicle   operator on a multipurpose vehicle;                (11)  a window that has a United States, state, or local   certificate placed on or attached to it as required by law;                (12)  a motor vehicle that is not registered in this   state;                (13)  a window that complies with federal standards for   window materials, including a factory-tinted or a pretinted window   installed by the vehicle manufacturer, or a replacement window   meeting the specifications required by the vehicle manufacturer;                (14)  a vehicle that is:                      (A)  used regularly to transport passengers for a   fee; and                      (B)  authorized to operate under license or permit   by a local authority;                (15)  a vehicle that is maintained by a law enforcement   agency and used for law enforcement purposes; [or]                (16)  a commercial motor vehicle as defined by Section   644.001; or                (17)  a vehicle that displays a license plate issued   under Section 504.403, 504.404, or 504.405.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.