Wisconsin UTV tint proposal: October 29, 2026 hearing notice
Proposed UTV rule · not in forceWisconsin 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.
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By Window Tint Laws · Status reflects the sources checked on the date above.
Hearing and comments
In its September 29 announcement, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources scheduled a virtual hearing for October 29, 2026 on proposed rule LE-06-26. The notice provides Microsoft Teams and telephone access, and encourages advance registration for people who plan to speak. Written comments must be received on or before November 2, 2026; the notice states no cutoff hour.
The hearing PDF listed 11 a.m. “Central Standard Time,” while the calendar listed 11 a.m. without a time zone. The October 17 review did not resolve that difference. The date has now passed; this report does not confirm whether the hearing occurred or provide an outcome. Check DNR’s current rulemaking record for subsequent developments.
Sources: Wisconsin DNR hearing announcement ↗ · DNR LE-06-26 formal hearing notice ↗ · NIST daylight-saving-time rules for 2026 ↗
What the tint provisions propose
The August 21 draft would exempt specified original-manufacture glass on UTVs made before March 1, 2027 from the light-transmission percentages in NR 64.07(8)(bm)2 and 3. It names front-side windows, rear-side windows and the rear window; the glass must be neither film-tinted nor reflective. Neither the windshield nor the vent is listed in this factory-glass exception. March 1, 2027 is a proposed vehicle-manufacture cutoff, not an effective date.
A separate proposed medical provision specifies nonreflective film applied inside the glazing and at least 35% combined glass-and-film light transmission. It requires a recommendation from a physician or Christian Science practitioner treating the owner or an immediate family member, plus a vehicle-specific written statement carried in the UTV and shown to an officer on request. The draft also specifies removal after a sale, the patient’s departure from the owner’s household, or expiry of a temporary condition.
Still a proposal
As reviewed October 17, DNR’s rulemaking table lists LE-06-26 at the public-hearing stage. The current NR 64.07(8) text does not contain these proposed exceptions. The draft’s effective-date clause depends on future publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register; no calendar start date is supplied.
Sources: DNR proposed permanent rule status ↗ · Current Wisconsin Administrative Code, NR 64 ↗ · DNR LE-06-26 draft rule, August 21, 2026 ↗
UTV scope
The tint provisions concern utility terrain vehicles under Wisconsin’s statutory definition. LE-06-26 proposes changes to NR 64, rather than the motor-vehicle tint provisions in Trans 305.32. The linked Wisconsin motor-vehicle guide covers that separate framework. This proposal is not permission to change a vehicle’s tint.
Sources: Wisconsin Statutes §23.33(1)(ng): UTV definition ↗ · DNR LE-06-26 draft rule, August 21, 2026 ↗ · Wisconsin motor-vehicle tint provisions, Trans 305.32 ↗
Before relying on this report
- The October 17 review did not resolve the notice’s hearing-time wording. This report does not verify the hearing’s outcome or any later adoption of the proposal.
- This report summarizes proposed text, not enacted exceptions or an individual compliance or medical-eligibility determination.
- The proposed medical subdivision says “windows” without a pane-by-pane list. This report does not interpret it as authorizing whole-windshield tint.
- The event date is the September 29 announcement date. October 17 is this report’s preparation and source-review date.
This report is general information, not legal advice or a vehicle-specific compliance decision. A news item does not authorize a film installation or add a rule to our calculator.
Sources and references
- Wisconsin DNR hearing announcement ↗
Published September 29, 2026; October 29 hearing, virtual access and contact details.
- DNR LE-06-26 formal hearing notice ↗
Pages 1–2: access, stated hearing time, participation and November 2 receipt deadline.
- DNR LE-06-26 draft rule, August 21, 2026 ↗
Page 4: proposed NR 64.07(8)(bm)4–5. Page 5: future-publication effective clause and unfilled adoption date.
- DNR proposed permanent rule status ↗
LE-06-26 listed for an October 29 public hearing when reviewed October 17, 2026.
- Current Wisconsin Administrative Code, NR 64 ↗
Page 3: NR 64.07(8) subdivisions 1–3; current text does not contain proposed subdivisions 4–5.
- Wisconsin Statutes §23.33(1)(ng): UTV definition ↗
Vehicle-class context; the report makes no individual vehicle-classification determination.
- Wisconsin motor-vehicle tint provisions, Trans 305.32 ↗
Separate motor-vehicle rule cited by DNR as the model for the medical proposal.
- NIST daylight-saving-time rules for 2026 ↗
NIST lists March 8–November 1, 2026 as the daylight-saving period; this does not resolve DNR’s hearing-time wording.