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      H.B. No. 2440         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 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)   In this section:                 (1)     "Energy source"   means any fuel or power source   used to power an engine.                 (2)     "Engine"   means a machine for converting an energy   source into mechanical force and motion, including an internal   combustion engine or a generator.           (b)  A state agency shall not:                 (1)     prohibit or otherwise restrict the sale or use of a   motor vehicle based on the vehicle's energy source; or                 (2)     prohibit a person from owning a motor vehicle that   is powered by an engine.           (c)     The state's air quality state implementation plan shall   not include a provision that restricts the ability of a person to   purchase any motor vehicle, including a motor vehicle powered by an   engine.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 2440 was passed by the House on May   10, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 101, Nays 32, 1 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.B. No. 2440 was passed by the Senate on May   23, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 25, Nays 6.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate       APPROVED:  _____________________                      Date                           _____________________                    Governor