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      S.B. No. 1493         AN ACT   relating to lighting equipment requirements for motor vehicles.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 547.323, Transportation Code, is amended   by adding Subsection (g) to read as follows:           (g)     For purposes of Section 547.3215, a high-mounted   stoplamp is considered to comply with the current federal standards   in 49 C.F.R. Section 571.108 if the stoplamp varies in intensity   four or fewer times but never deactivates when the vehicle brakes   for not more than two seconds.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.               ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                 I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1493 passed the Senate on   April 10, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays 0.       ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate                I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1493 passed the House on   May 21, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 138, Nays 3, two   present not voting.       ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House            Approved:     ______________________________                Date       ______________________________              Governor