HB 370-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

 

3Jan2024... 2395h

2023 SESSION

23-0575

02/08

 

HOUSE BILL 370-FN

 

AN ACT relative to after market window tinting on motor vehicles for drivers with medical conditions.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. Yokela, Rock. 32; Rep. Bouldin, Hills. 25; Rep. A. Lekas, Hills. 38; Rep. Ankarberg, Straf. 7

 

COMMITTEE: Transportation

 

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ANALYSIS

 

This bill authorizes persons with medical conditions to apply for a special permit to waive the prohibition on automobile after market window tinting on the left and right side of the driver.

 

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

3Jan2024... 2395h 23-0575

02/08

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three

 

AN ACT relative to after market window tinting on motor vehicles for drivers with medical conditions.

 

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 

1  Tinted Glass.  Amend RSA 266:58-a, III-a to read as follows:

III-a. Persons who require for medical reasons after market tinting on the windshield or on the windows to the left and right of the driver may apply for a special permit pursuant to RSA 266:61-a, IX.

2  Equipment Waiver for Disabled.  Amend RSA 266:61-a to read as follows:

IX. The commissioner may waive the requirements of RSA 266:58-a and issue a special permit to a person who for bona fide medical reasons requires after market tinting on the windshield or on the windows to the left and right of the driver and who applies for such permit. Such waiver shall be granted in accordance with this section and shall only authorize the use of after market tinted windows with a light transmittance of not less than [70] 35 percent. In reviewing the application for a permit under this paragraph, the commissioner may seek the advice and recommendation of a medical review board designated by him or her for such purpose.

3  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect 90 days after its passage.

 

LBA

23-0575

Amended 3/20/24

 

HB 370-FN- FISCAL NOTE

AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE (AMENDMENT #2023-2395h)

 

AN ACT relative to after market window tinting on motor vehicles for drivers with medical conditions.

 

FISCAL IMPACT:      [    ] State              [    ] County               [    ] Local              [ X ] None

 

METHODOLOGY:

This bill relates to window tinting on motor vehicles and is not expected to have any impact on state, county, and local revenue or expenditures.

 

AGENCIES CONTACTED:

Department of Safety