HB 1126 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to sunscreening devices installed on a motor vehicle that displays or qualifies for the issuance of a judicial specialty license plate.

HB 1126 amends Texas law to allow certain sunscreening devices (like tinted films) on vehicles displaying judicial specialty license plates, which would otherwise be restricted under existing window tint regulations. It specifically permits these devices if they meet requirements such as allowing 25% or more light transmission, reflecting 25% or less light, and not using red/blue/amber colors. The bill affects judicial personnel (e.g., judges, court staff) who use vehicles with specialty license plates by clarifying exceptions for their windshield, side window, and rear window sunscreening. The law takes effect September 1, 2025, and does not change general window tint rules for other vehicles.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 7, 2025 Last action Apr 29, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Engrossed · 4 edits · Apr 29, 2025
MODERATE
The bill text was reformatted and reorganized for clarity, with some minor wording adjustments to the eligibility criteria for judicial specialty license plates. The substantive policy content regarding sunscreening device requirements remains unchanged, though the formatting of line numbers and section headers was significantly altered.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; changes are primarily formatting and structural reorganization of the text.
TECHNICAL

Removed line number annotations and reorganized text layout for cleaner presentation

Added a note about digital content accessibility alignment to WCAG 2.1 standards

Reformatted section headers and spacing throughout the document

Adjusted some punctuation and spacing in the eligibility criteria descriptions

Floor votes · House Apr 28, 2025

How they voted

11134
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 146
Apr 28, 2025
D Democratic59
57 Yea 1 Nay 1
96% Yea
R Republican87
54 Yea 33 Nay
62% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
27
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Apr 29, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 28, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (111-34-1)
house
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Transportation
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
EG
Erin Gámez
DDemocratic
TX
38