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Senate backs narrower window‑tinting rule for sport-utility vehicles after safety debate
Summary
Senate Bill 112, aligning state rules with federal standards for factory-installed darkening behind drivers’ heads (targeting sport-utility vehicles), passed after floor discussion about officer visibility, motor homes and federal conformity; recorded as 24–0 with five absent.
The Utah Senate approved Senate Bill 112 on Feb. 16, a measure adjusting state law on motor-vehicle window tinting to account for factory-installed tint on certain sport-utility and similar vehicles. Sponsors said the change mirrors federal rules and addresses constituents who had their vehicles failed in inspection because factory tint differed from administrative rules. The roll call recorded 24 ayes, no nays and five members absent.
Senator Brent Richards and Senator David Steele explained the bill’s scope: it does not alter tint limits for passenger cars but…
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