HB 370-FN - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.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.
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
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Nov. 14, 2023 | 2023-2395h |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 7, 2023 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 7, 2023 | House | Exec Session |
| March 7, 2023 | House | Exec Session |
| Oct. 31, 2023 | House | Exec Session |
| Oct. 31, 2023 | House | Floor Vote |
| March 5, 2024 | Senate | Hearing |
| May 2, 2024 | Senate | Floor Vote |
April 26, 2024: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/02/2024; SJ 11
April 17, 2024: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/02/2024; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 17
Feb. 21, 2024: Hearing: 03/05/2024, Room 101, LOB, 01:00 pm; SC 9
Feb. 16, 2024: Introduced 02/15/2024 and Referred to Transportation; SJ 5
Jan. 3, 2024: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-2395h: MA VV 01/03/2024 HJ 1 P. 68
Jan. 3, 2024: Amendment # 2023-2395h: AA VV 01/03/2024 HJ 1 P. 68
Nov. 14, 2023: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2023-2395h 10/31/2023 (Vote 18-0; CC) HC 49 P. 21
Oct. 26, 2023: Executive Session: 10/31/2023 01:00 pm LOB 201-203 HC 43
Oct. 26, 2023: Subcommittee Work Session: 10/31/2023 09:00 am LOB 201-203 HC 43
Sept. 21, 2023: Subcommittee Work Session: 09/26/2023 11:00 am LOB 301-303 HC 38
March 10, 2023: Retained in Committee
March 1, 2023: Executive Session: 03/07/2023 10:00 am LOB 201-203
Feb. 3, 2023: ==CANCELLED== Executive Session: 02/07/2023 02:00 pm LOB 201-203
Feb. 1, 2023: Executive Session: 02/07/2023 02:00 pm LOB 201-203
Feb. 1, 2023: Public Hearing: 02/07/2023 09:30 am LOB 201-203
Jan. 9, 2023: Introduced (in recess of) 01/05/2023 and referred to Transportation HJ 3 P. 13