---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the authority of this state to implement a motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program."
description: "Relating to the authority of this state to implement a motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "89R"
identifier: "HB 5033"
citation: "Texas HB 5033 (89R)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY", "TEXAS COMMISSION ON (V0334)", "PUBLIC SAFETY", "DEPARTMENT OF (V0251)", "VEHICLE EMISSIONS (S0128)", "VEHICLE INSPECTIONS (S0352)", "Vehicles & Traffic--Equipment (I0855)", "Vehicles & Traffic--Vehicle Registration (I0845)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell, Keith", "Flores", "Guillen", "Hayes", "Olcott", "Toth"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 61
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2025-03-13"
last_action: "2025-06-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/61706f50-65b5-4c37-9112-c0fe0b2428ee"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB05000_HB05099/HB 5033.xml"
source_hash: "f2e571e8ce3397a3b1a155350e92c756aeac570055881d1ba9c5e52bc64ea01c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
---

# Texas HB 5033 (89R) — Relating to the authority of this state to implement a motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB05033I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB05033E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB05033H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB05033S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB05033F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **101–45** (pass) · lower
- passage — **21–10** (pass) · upper
- passage — **106–23** (pass) · upper
- passage — **21–10** (pass) · upper
- passage — **106–23** (pass) · lower
- passage — **107–31** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bell, Keith — primary (person)
- Flores — primary (person)
- Guillen — primary (person)
- Hayes — primary (person)
- Olcott — primary (person)
- Toth — primary (person)
- Isaac — cosponsor (person)
- Middleton — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-03-13** Filed `filing`
- **2025-04-03** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-03** Referred to Environmental Regulation `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-17** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-04-17** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2025-04-17** Left pending in committee
- **2025-04-24** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-04-24** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
- **2025-04-24** Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm. `committee-failure`
- **2025-04-25** Considered in formal meeting
- **2025-04-25** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
- **2025-04-25** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-01** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2025-05-02** Committee report distributed
- **2025-05-02** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2025-05-05** Considered in Calendars
- **2025-05-07** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2025-05-07** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-07** Passed to engrossment
- **2025-05-07** Record vote
- **2025-05-07** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-08** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-05-08** Passed `passage`
- **2025-05-08** Record vote
- **2025-05-08** Reported engrossed
- **2025-05-09** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2025-05-13** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-05-13** Referred to Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-21** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2025-05-21** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-05-21** Testimony taken in committee
- **2025-05-21** Left pending in committee
- **2025-05-21** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-05-21** Vote taken in committee
- **2025-05-22** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-22** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2025-05-23** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2025-05-23** Placed on intent calendar
- **2025-05-23** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2025-05-23** Record vote
- **2025-05-23** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading `reading-2`
- **2025-05-23** Record vote
- **2025-05-25** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2025-05-25** Record vote
- **2025-05-25** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-05-25** Passed `passage`
- **2025-05-25** Record vote
- **2025-05-26** Senate passage as amended reported `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-26** Senate Amendments distributed
- **2025-05-26** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
- **2025-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
- **2025-05-28** Record vote
- **2025-05-28** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-28** Text of Senate Amendment(s)
- **2025-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
- **2025-05-29** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2025-05-30** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2025-05-31** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2025-05-31** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-06-20** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-20** See remarks for effective date

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/61706f50-65b5-4c37-9112-c0fe0b2428ee`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).