New law eliminates most vehicle safety inspections



Texas DMV
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*NEWS RELEASE [ [link removed] ]*

*Reminder: Texas vehicle inspection changes coming soon*

*"New law eliminates most vehicle safety inspections "*

(AUSTIN, Texas – December 17, 2024) Beginning January 1, 2025, Texas vehicle owners will no longer need to obtain a safety inspection prior to vehicle registration. House Bill 3297, passed during the 88th Legislature in 2023, eliminates the safety inspection program for non-commercial vehicles.

The new law maintains the annual $7.50 safety inspection fee collected at the time of vehicle registration. Texans will see this fee labeled as the Inspection Program Replacement Fee on their registration renewal notice. Owners registering a new vehicle will pay a $16.75 Inspection Program Replacement Fee to cover the first two years of registration.

State law will still require obtaining a passing vehicle emissions inspection in the following 17 counties prior to vehicle registration:


* Brazoria County

* Fort Bend County

* Parker County

* Collin County

* Galveston County

* Rockwall County

* Dallas County

* Harris County

* Tarrant County

* Denton County

* Johnson County

* Travis County

* El Paso County

* Kaufman County

* Williamson County

* Ellis County

* Montgomery County
 

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Informational Links** *


* Vehicle Registration [ [link removed] ] (Texas Department of Motor Vehicles)
* Vehicle Safety Inspection [ [link removed] ] (Texas Department of Public Safety)
* Vehicle Emissions Inspection [ [link removed] ] (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality)
* House Bill 3297 [ [link removed] ] (88th Legislature)

 

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