Bills › 90th General Assembly
Relating to motor vehicle window tint, and making penalties applicable
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 22, 2023
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Drivers would no longer be judged by a single percentage of light passing through their windows. Instead, this law uses a specific list of allowed window types and treatments for different kinds of vehicles. These rules do not apply to police officers performing their official duties.1
Read the official explanation
Current law prohibits a person from operating on the highway a motor vehicle that is equipped with a front windshield, side window, or sidewing which is excessively dark or reflective such that it is difficult for a person outside the motor vehicle to see into the motor vehicle through the window. By administrative rule, the department of transportation (DOT) defines “excessively dark or reflective” to mean that the window does not meet a minimum standard of transparency of percent light transmittance. The prohibition does not apply to a person who operates a motor vehicle owned or leased by a federal, state, or local law enforcement agency if the operation is part of the person’s official duties. This bill prohibits a person from operating on the highway a motor vehicle equipped with windows that are tinted so that the driver’s view through the windshield, side window, or rear window is reduced or the ability to see into the motor vehicle is substantially impaired. The bill strikes DOT’s authority to adopt by rule a minimum measurable standard of transparency. Instead, the bill provides a list of prohibited windows and window treatments based on the type of window and type of vehicle. The bill does not apply to a person who operates a motor vehicle owned or leased by a federal, state, or local law enforcement agency if the operation is part of the person’s official duties. The bill defines the terms used in the bill, including “AS-1 line”, “light transmission”, “luminous reflectance”, and “sunscreening material”.438 is punishable by a scheduled fine of $70.