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Conference committee shelves senate window‑tinting change amid enforcement and cost concerns
Summary
Senate-proposed window‑tint standard (70% visible light transmission) was removed from the house draft; committee members raised enforcement, equipment-cost, and inspection-capacity concerns and left the item open for further work.
Conference negotiators discussed whether to adopt the Senate’s change setting a 70% visible-light-transmission (VLT) standard for front windshield and front‑seat windows and instead agreed to leave the house deletion of that standard in place while they pursue more information.
The committee heard several practical concerns: current statute and the inspection manual treat windshield coverings and applied coatings differently; enforcement resources are…
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