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The Islamabad Capital Territory Motor Vehicles (Regulation of Tinted Glass) Bill, 2026 was introduced on October 26 and referred to a Senate committee. It is a proposal for the capital territory, not a verified change to the law in force.
Read the report: Pakistan Senate refers Islamabad tinted-glass bill to committee ↗Hearing announcement published: Published:
Wisconsin DNR’s September 29 notice scheduled an October 29, 2026 hearing on proposed UTV tint exceptions and gave a November 2 comment deadline. This report describes that notice, not a confirmed hearing outcome or a change to passenger-car tint rules.
Read the report: Wisconsin UTV tint proposal: October 29, 2026 hearing notice ↗Final report dated: Published:
The New Jersey Law Revision Commission’s September 17, 2026 report records competing views without formally recommending changes to the windshield statute.
Read the report: New Jersey commission’s final tint report makes no formal recommendation ↗Law took effect: Published:
Delaware enacted a 50% front-side tint provision on August 17, 2026. Its older posted regulation still says 70%, and the reviewed sources do not fully resolve how the new material-based wording will be measured.
Read the report: Delaware’s 50% front-side tint law is in force, with a guidance gap ↗Development:
Georgia changed its ordinary tint limits in July 2026. A separate 2027 clause in the same law concerns traffic-enforcement signs, not tint.
Law took effect under general effective-date rule: Published:
Virginia’s 2026 Chapter 894 permits qualifying clear windshield film under a federal-glazing condition. It did not legalize dark windshield tint, and the reviewed inspection guidance does not expressly address the new allowance.
Read the report: Virginia added a narrow clear-windshield-film allowance in 2026 ↗Passed both chambers: Published:
New York’s 50% tint bill passed the legislature, but the reviewed record does not show enactment. Here is what drivers should check.
Read the report: Is 50% window tint legal in New York yet? ↗Development:
A New Hampshire bill proposed 35% front-window tint for 2027, but the House rejected it. Learn how to check the bill’s real status.
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North Carolina removed tint checks and the extra inspection fee in 2025. Learn what stayed in force and what drivers with tint must still do.
Read the report: North Carolina tint inspections ended; tint limits still apply ↗Law took effect: Published:
Act 143 lowered the ordinary front-side light-transmission minimum from 40% to 25%. The change has been in force since August 1, 2025; other window and installation conditions remain.
Read the report: Louisiana’s 25% front-side tint minimum took effect in August 2025 ↗Bill withdrawn: Published:
SB 826 would have removed the certified-process-server tint exemption. It was withdrawn on April 7, 2025, and the exemption remains in Florida’s 2026 statute.
Read the report: Florida’s process-server tint proposal was withdrawn in 2025 ↗Change took effect: Published:
Most Texas noncommercial vehicles no longer need a safety inspection. Tint limits still apply. Learn what the change means before choosing film.
Read the report: Texas ended safety inspections: is dark tint legal now? ↗Law took effect: Published:
Act 233 created a vehicle-ownership-duration provision for granted exemptions involving diagnosed light-sensitive porphyria. It did not make every medical tint exemption permanent.
Read the report: Louisiana extended certain porphyria tint exemptions in 2022 ↗Rule took effect: Published:
A December 2017 regulation expanded the conditions recognized in New York’s medical tint-exemption process. Medical certification, protective-measure conditions and DMV review still matter.
Read the report: New York expanded its medical tint-exemption rule in December 2017 ↗Change took effect: Published:
New York’s tint-inspection requirement began January 1, 2017 under Chapter 444 of the Laws of 2016. It added an inspection check tied to existing tint rules; it did not create a new blanket ban on tinted windows.
Read the report: New York added window tint checks to safety inspections in 2017 ↗Law took effect: Published:
Texas SB 589 added a general rear-side window exception in September 2009. The change did not remove front-side limits, windshield restrictions or the separate rear-window mirror condition.
Read the report: Texas broadened its rear-side window tint exception in 2009 ↗No reports match both filters. Change a selection or use Reset filters to show all reports.
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