Bill Text: TX SB381 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the prohibited manufacture and sale of motor vehicles equipped with remote vehicle disabling technology.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-11-15 - Filed [SB381 Detail]
Download: Texas-2025-SB381-Introduced.html
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| By: Middleton | S.B. No. 381 | |
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| relating to the prohibited manufacture and sale of motor vehicles | ||
| equipped with remote vehicle disabling technology. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter K, Chapter 547, Transportation Code, | ||
| is amended by adding Section 547.619 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 547.619. REMOTE VEHICLE DISABLING TECHNOLOGY | ||
| PROHIBITED. (a) In this section: | ||
| (1) "Dealer" and "manufacturer" have the meanings | ||
| assigned by Section 503.001. | ||
| (2) "Motor vehicle" has the meaning assigned by | ||
| Section 502.001. | ||
| (3) "Remote vehicle disabling technology" means any | ||
| application or device, including software, firmware, and hardware, | ||
| that, when activated or engaged, allows a person to disable the | ||
| operation of a motor vehicle. The term does not include an ignition | ||
| interlock device, as defined by Article 42A.408, Code of Criminal | ||
| Procedure. | ||
| (b) A manufacturer may not manufacture, distribute, | ||
| assemble, or sell a motor vehicle that is equipped with remote | ||
| vehicle disabling technology. | ||
| (c) A dealer may not sell or exchange a motor vehicle that is | ||
| equipped with remote vehicle disabling technology. | ||
| (d) A license holder under Chapter 2301, Occupations Code, | ||
| who violates this section is subject to the revocation of the | ||
| license under Section 2301.651(a)(4), Occupations Code. | ||
| SECTION 2. Notwithstanding Section 547.619, Transportation | ||
| Code, as added by this Act, a manufacturer or dealer is not required | ||
| to comply with that section before January 1, 2026. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. | ||
