Vehicles: window tinting.
Summary
Existing law generally prohibits any person from driving any motor vehicle with any object or material placed, displayed, installed, affixed, or applied in or upon the vehicle that obstructs or reduces the driver's clear view through the windshield or side windows. Under existing law, clear, colorless, and transparent material is allowed to be installed on the front side windows if the material meets certain standards and the driver has in his or her possession, or within the vehicle, a certificate certifying that the windows with the material installed meet those standards. This bill would exempt from that prohibition the application of a clear, colorless, and transparent film material that meets specified standards to the windshield, side, or rear windows of a motor vehicle if the driver has in his or her possession, or within the vehicle, a certificate signed by a dermatologist certifying that the person should be not exposed to ultraviolet rays, as specified.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Aug 2017
Assembly Passage
Apr 2017
Senate Passage
Aug 2017
Signed into Law
Sep 2017
Introduced Feb 17, 2017
Signed Sep 1, 2017
Floor votes · Senate Aug 21, 2017
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Aug 21, 2017
D
Democratic27
100% Yea
R
Republican13
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Amendments
3
Sep 1, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Aug 24, 2017
Lower · Passed
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2756.).
lower
Aug 22, 2017
Introduced
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 24 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
lower
Aug 21, 2017
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (39-0-1)
senate
Jul 6, 2017
Upper · Passed
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
upper
Jun 6, 2017
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 6).
upper
May 10, 2017
Committee
Referred to Com. on T. & H.
upper
Apr 4, 2017
Lower · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 3).
lower
Mar 13, 2017
Committee
Referred to Com. on TRANS.
lower
Feb 19, 2017
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kevin McCarty
DDemocratic
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