With these changes, House Bill 3325 will have my approval. On page 6, by replacing lines 7 through 13 with “(3) on multipurpose passenger vehicles, as defined by Section 1-148.3b of this Code, with a nonreflective tint originally applied by the manufacturer on the windows to the rear of the driver’s seat, the side windows immediately adjacent to each side of the driver may be treated with a nonreflective tint that allows at least 50% light transmittance, with a 5% variance observed by a law enforcement official metering the light transmittance.”. Therefore, pursuant to Article IV, Section 9(e) of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, I hereby return House Bill 3325, entitled “AN ACT concerning transportation”, with the following specific recommendation for change: If this bill were to become law as written, driving multipurpose passenger vehicles (sport utilities) that have their rear windows factory tinted would violate the law. While I approve of the objective of this legislation, a technical change is necessary to correct a flaw in the bill as drafted. I thank the sponsors for their hard work on this legislation. I hereby return House Bill 3325 with a specific recommendation for change. Illinois General Assembly Vehicle Tinted Window Film Bill Status Want to stay up to date? Check out the bill status at the Illinois General Assembly website: Currently the bill sits in the Illinois Senate after being given the “OK” by the Transportation committee. As of April 2nd, 2009 the Illinois House unanimously passed the bill in favor of the change. Many states currently have similar rules regarding vehicle window tint, and it seems Illinois won’t be far behind. The new notion rests in simple fact that drivers or passengers of motor vehicles should be able to protect themselves from skin cancer, while at the same time to protecting the environment from the harmful emissions created by the excessive and unnecessary use of vehicle air-conditioning systems. As it stands, drivers are not allowed to have any non-reflective or reflective tint film on the windows directly adjacent to each side of the driver, however if the new law takes force it will allow motorists to have window tint on the front drivers and front passengers windows which allows a 50% light transmittance. It deals with window film, more commonly referred to as window tint. Illinois is potentially changing one of its most disfavored laws among motorist. Please see the comment section for a quick update on the status of this bill. EDITOR'S NOTE: I spoke to Representative Bossi's office.
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