Assembly Bill A3726

2017-2018 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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2017-A3726 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §375, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1042
2011-2012: A792
2013-2014: A361
2015-2016: A303
2019-2020: A3682
2021-2022: A2188
2023-2024: A1805

2017-A3726 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to prohibiting tinted windows in sport utility vehicles.

2017-A3726 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3726
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 30, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. DINOWITZ, GALEF, PAULIN, BENEDETTO, ROSENTHAL,
   PEOPLES-STOKES -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.  COLTON,  GOTTFRIED,
   MAGEE -- 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.]
   § 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.
                                                            LBD03436-01-7

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