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Committee clears bill to let optometrists sign medical affidavits for window tint exceptions
Summary
Senate Bill 2453 passed the committee after the sponsor said the bill clarifies that optometrists, like physicians, may sign affidavits certifying sensitivity to light that permit vehicle window tint exceptions; sponsor described the change as codifying common practice.
Senate Bill 2453, introduced by Senator Hobson, received a brief explanation and passed the committee by voice vote. Hobson said the current law requires an affidavit signed by a physician to qualify for a window-tint exception and that the bill "clarifies that optometrists... also has the ability... to sign the affidavit" because optometrists treat eye diseases and light sensitivity.
Committee members indicated little objection; the sponsor described the measure as largely clarifying de facto practice. The committee recorded the passage by voice vote and the chair instructed staff to route the measure forward for processing.
