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SF1075 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Requirements modification for exception to window glazing requirements

Related bill: HF1243

AI Generated Summary

Senate File No. 1075 is a bill proposed in Minnesota that seeks to modify existing laws related to tinted windows on vehicles. It outlines specific exceptions to the window glazing (tinting) rules:

  1. The bill allows standard or replacement windows that comply with federal safety standards to be exempt from Minnesota's tinting regulations.

  2. It permits tinting for medical reasons, provided:

    • A prescription or physician's statement is available, proving the medical necessity for tinted windows.
    • The prescription details whether the condition is temporary or permanent.
    • It specifies the required minimum light transmittance level.
    • An expiration date is included on the medical documentation unless the condition is deemed permanent.

  3. The bill also specifies exceptions for:

    • Rear windows of pickup trucks.
    • Rear and side windows behind the driver's seat of vans.
    • Windows on vehicles used for transporting human remains by licensed funeral establishments.
    • Windows of limousines and police vehicles.

Additionally, the bill lets drivers use a medical tint exemption for a vehicle not necessarily carrying the person named in the medical documentation, under the condition that the document mentions the vehicle and the driver is related to or is a caretaker of the prescribed person.

This bill intends to clarify and slightly expand the conditions under which tinted windows are legally permissible, with special provisions for medical needs and specific types of vehicles.

Bill text versions

Past committee meetings

Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
February 06, 2025SenateFloorActionIntroduction and first reading
February 06, 2025SenateFloorActionReferred toTransportation
February 13, 2025SenateFloorActionComm report: To pass
February 13, 2025SenateFloorActionSecond reading
February 27, 2025HouseFloorActionReceived from Senate
February 27, 2025HouseFloorActionSenate file first reading, referred toTransportation Finance and Policy
February 27, 2025SenateFloorActionSpecial Order
February 27, 2025SenateFloorActionThird reading Passed
March 26, 2025HouseFloorActionCommittee report, to adopt
March 26, 2025HouseFloorActionSecond reading
April 03, 2025HouseFloorActionHouse rule 1.21, placed on Calendar for the Day
April 07, 2025HouseFloorActionThird reading
April 09, 2025SenateFloorActionReturned from House
April 09, 2025SenateFloorActionReturned from House
HouseFloorActionPresented to Governor
SenateNoteActionPresentment date
SenateNoteActionGovernor's action Approval
HouseNoteActionChapter number
SenateNoteActionGovernor's action Approval
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Citations

 
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    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Allows drivers to rely on prescriptions issued to family members for window tint variances."
      ],
      "removed": [
        ""
      ],
      "summary": "This bill modifies the requirements for the exception to window glazing requirements under section 169.71 subdivision 4a.",
      "modified": [
        "Clarifies who can possess a prescription for medical window tint exceptions."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "169.71",
    "subdivision": "subdivision 4a"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
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      ],
      "removed": [
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      ],
      "summary": "This bill references the definition of pickup trucks under section 168.002 subdivision 26.",
      "modified": [
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      ]
    },
    "citation": "168.002",
    "subdivision": "subdivision 26"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
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      ],
      "removed": [
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      ],
      "summary": "This bill references the definition of vans under section 168.002 subdivision 40.",
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        ""
      ]
    },
    "citation": "168.002",
    "subdivision": "subdivision 40"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
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      ],
      "removed": [
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      ],
      "summary": "This bill references licensing requirements for funeral establishments under section 149A.50.",
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      ]
    },
    "citation": "149A.50",
    "subdivision": ""
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
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      ],
      "removed": [
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      ],
      "summary": "This bill references the definition of limousines under section 168.002 subdivision 15.",
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      ]
    },
    "citation": "168.002",
    "subdivision": "subdivision 15"
  }
]

Progress through the legislative process

Enacted

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