SF1075

SF1075 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Requirements modification for exception to window glazing requirements

Related bill: HF1243

AI Generated Summary

Senate File No. 1075 is a bill proposed in Minnesota that seeks to modify existing laws related to tinted windows on vehicles. It outlines specific exceptions to the window glazing (tinting) rules:

The bill allows standard or replacement windows that comply with federal safety standards to be exempt from Minnesota's tinting regulations.
It permits tinting for medical reasons, provided:
- A prescription or physician's statement is available, proving the medical necessity for tinted windows.
- The prescription details whether the condition is temporary or permanent.
- It specifies the required minimum light transmittance level.
- An expiration date is included on the medical documentation unless the condition is deemed permanent.
The bill also specifies exceptions for:
- Rear windows of pickup trucks.
- Rear and side windows behind the driver's seat of vans.
- Windows on vehicles used for transporting human remains by licensed funeral establishments.
- Windows of limousines and police vehicles.

Additionally, the bill lets drivers use a medical tint exemption for a vehicle not necessarily carrying the person named in the medical documentation, under the condition that the document mentions the vehicle and the driver is related to or is a caretaker of the prescribed person.

This bill intends to clarify and slightly expand the conditions under which tinted windows are legally permissible, with special provisions for medical needs and specific types of vehicles.

Bill text versions

Introduction PDF file

Actions

Date	Chamber	Where	Type	Name	Committee Name
February 26, 2025	House	Floor	Action	Received from Senate
February 05, 2025	Senate	Floor	Action	Introduction and first reading
February 26, 2025	House	Floor	Action	Senate file first reading, referred to	Transportation Finance and Policy
February 05, 2025	Senate	Floor	Action	Referred to	Transportation
March 25, 2025	House	Floor	Action	Committee report, to adopt
February 12, 2025	Senate	Floor	Action	Comm report: To pass
March 25, 2025	House	Floor	Action	Second reading
February 12, 2025	Senate	Floor	Action	Second reading
February 26, 2025	Senate	Floor	Action	Special Order
April 02, 2025	House	Floor	Action	House rule 1.21, placed on Calendar for the Day
April 02, 2025	House	Floor	Action	House rule 1.21, placed on Calendar for the Day
February 26, 2025	Senate	Floor	Action	Third reading Passed

Citations

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  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Allowance for medical prescriptions to specify multiple vehicles for tinted windows."
      ],
      "removed": [
        "Previous restriction that prescriptions were only for the person present in the vehicle."
      ],
      "summary": "The bill modifies requirements for exceptions to window glazing requirements for vehicles.",
      "modified": [
        "Clarified the types of vehicles and windows that may have glazing exceptions."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "169.71"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Specific reference to pickup trucks as defined in existing statutes."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "Defines what constitutes a pickup truck for the purpose of glazing exceptions.",
      "modified": [
        "Clarified definition applicability for glazing exceptions."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "168.002, subdivision 26"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Specific reference to vans as defined in existing statutes."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "Defines what constitutes a van for the purpose of glazing exceptions.",
      "modified": [
        "Clarified definition applicability for glazing exceptions."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "168.002, subdivision 40"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "References to funeral establishments with licensed operations."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "License requirement for funeral establishments using vehicles with window glazing exceptions.",
      "modified": [
        "Clarified licensing requirements for funeral establishments' vehicles with glazing exceptions."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "149A.50"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Specific reference to limousines as defined in existing statutes."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "Defines what constitutes a limousine for the purpose of glazing exceptions.",
      "modified": [
        "Clarified definition applicability for glazing exceptions."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "168.002, subdivision 15"
  }
]