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90th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Tuesday, November 10, 2026

SF 163: Relating to motor vehicle window tint, including an application process for approved window tint status, making appropriations, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable

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 it does

Under current law, a person is prohibited from operating a motor vehicle equipped with a front windshield, a side window to the immediate right or left of the driver, or a sidewing forward of and to the left or right of the driver (window) which is excessively dark or reflective so that it is difficult for a person outside the motor vehicle to see into the motor vehicle through the window.7), “excessively dark or reflective” means the window does not meet a minimum standard of transparency of percent light transmittance.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named February 7, 2023

  • Sen. Adrian Dickey (R) · adrian.dickey@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Liz Bennett (D) · liz.bennett@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Waylon Brown (R)

In plain words

  1. January 26, 2023Filed in the Senate and sent to the Transportation committee
  2. February 7, 2023Senate subcommittee named: Dickey, Bennett and Brown
  3. February 13, 2023Subcommittee recommended against it

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Tuesday, November 10, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/SF163