Assembly Bill A303

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting tinted windows in sport utility vehicles

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A303 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง375, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1042
2011-2012: A792
2013-2014: A361
2017-2018: A3726
2019-2020: A3682
2021-2022: A2188
2023-2024: A1805

2015-A303 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to prohibiting tinted windows in sport utility vehicles.

2015-A303 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   303

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, GALEF, PAULIN, CLARK, BENEDETTO, ROSEN-
  THAL,  PEOPLES-STOKES  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of A. BRENNAN,
  COLTON, GOTTFRIED, MAGEE, ROBINSON -- read once and  referred  to  the
  Committee on Transportation

AN  ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to prohibiting
  tinted windows in sport utility vehicles

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Subparagraphs 3 and 4 of paragraph (b) of subdivision 12-a
of section 375 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 155
of the laws of 1991, are amended to read as follows:
  (3) if it is classified as a station wagon, sedan, SPORT UTILITY VEHI-
CLE, hardtop, coupe, hatchback or convertible and any rear  side  window
has a light transmittance of less than seventy percent; or
  (4)  the  rear  window  of which is composed of, covered by or treated
with any material which has a light transmittance of less  than  seventy
percent.  [A  rear  window  may  have a light transmittance of less than
seventy percent if the vehicle is equipped with  side  mirrors  on  both
sides  of  the  vehicle so adjusted that the driver thereof shall have a
clear and full view of the road and condition  of  traffic  behind  such
vehicle.]
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00788-01-5

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