Illinois - Side Window Tinting May Soon Be Allowed
 

This is going around on a few car forums. Here is the status of the bill, direct from the state.
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/Bill...ionID=76&GA=96

Date Chamber Action
5/30/2009 House Passed Both Houses


does that mean its fine to tint even front windows now?

After the bill is signed by the Governor, it will be.

does that mean I wont have to show up to my hearing in a month?

You would have to show up, but the charge would be dropped.

lol at this i got pulled over by a cop on dundee cause of my tint these cops have nothing better to do lol. i was getting something to eat and he followed me into the parking lot! lol he gave me a warning for it though and said it was illegal for any sort of tint.

I cannot wait till this is signed, I was seriously talking about this yesterday about how IL is stupid and should make it legal to tint the front side windows, it gets hot enough here.

do we have any idea when this signing is supposed to take place?

EDIT: I learned today that in IL once the governor is presented with a bill s/he has 60 days to sign it or veto it. If left without action, after 60 days it becomes law. So I guess it depends how long he twiddles his thumbs before we find out if it's official...

Looks like we may be SOL until end of summer then... Hopefully not as it gets piping hot inside the 8 w/o the window being tilted up. That black does look good though

(Yes, I did just get my 8 not too long ago ;-)

UPDATE - looks like the bill was finally sent to the governor on Fri Jun 26. So now there is a max 60 days before a decision - hopefully he signs it quick

:fingers crossed

Updates?
 

i was looking over older posts, n found this today. one of the last posts said that the gov had 60 days once he got it to do somethin with it, and he got it mid-late june. has he done anything with it? did it pass? anyone have any new info on it? =/ btw, i live near bloomington/normal if anyone wants to meet! pm me. (car is in shop atm tho) ='-(

Edit: Can anyone confirm that this is STILL in front of the gov.....?? >=-(

He hasn't signed or vetoed it yet...but we're coming down to the wire here. We should have an answer in the next couple weeks...I've been checking the link provided by Alnielsen every couple days or so for updates...8 more days for the gov to take action

I too have been following and he hasn't done anything with it. I also was looking at the list of things which have been submitted to the governor and I suspect, based on that, we'll have to wait the full 60 days and he'll just let it become law - but who knows. It's not "major" legislation and over the summer he's been doing other things so it's probably not high on the priority list

ok gents, unfortunately, the govenor did veto the bill. however, the good news is that it was only an amendatory veto. this means that the law is not completely off the table. basically, he just wants to change the wording on part of it... im keeping a close eye on this, so ill update you on any changes shortly after they happen.

pasted dierctly from the site:

Last Action
Date Chamber Action
8/25/2009 House Governor Amendatory Veto

Governor Amendatory Veto Message
Recommends: deleting language providing that "on multipurpose passenger vehicles . . . a nonreflective tinted film originally applied by the manufacturer, that allows at least 50% light transmittance, with a 5% variance observed by any law enforcement official metering the light transmittance, may be used on the side windows immediately adjacent to each side of the driver"; and inserting language providing that "on multipurpose passenger vehicles . . . with a nonreflective tint originally applied by the manufacturer on the windows to the rear of the driver’s seat, the side windows immediately adjacent to each side of the driver may be treated with a nonreflective tint that allows at least 50% light transmittance, with a 5% variance observed by a law enforcement official metering the light transmittance".

you can read the full page at the above listed website, in the first post.

The good news is, this bill will very likely pass in one form or another. I have reviewed the governors comments and compared them to the original bill, however, and his recommended change does not appear to address the concern he is suggesting for giving it. I think confusion here may cause further delay - his comments make it seem as though he either didn't read the entire bill, or is suggesting a replacement for the wrong part of the bill... (one paragraph too soon?)

The original language of the bill starting at the end of page 5:

25 (1) on vehicles where none of the windows to the rear
- 6 -

1 of the driver's seat are treated in a manner that allows
2 less than 30% light transmittance, a nonreflective tinted
3 film that allows at least 50% light transmittance, with a
4 5% variance observed by any law enforcement official
5 metering the light transmittance, may be used on the side
7 (2) on vehicles where none of the windows to the rear
8 of the driver's seat are treated in a manner that allows
9 less than 35% light transmittance, a nonreflective tinted
10 film that allows at least 35% light transmittance, with a
11 5% variance observed by any law enforcement official
12 metering the light transmittance, may be used on the side
13 windows immediately adjacent to each side of the driver.
14 (3) on multipurpose passenger vehicles, as defined by
15 Section 1-148.3b of this Code, a nonreflective tinted film
16 originally applied by the manufacturer, that allows at
17 least 50% light transmittance, with a 5% variance observed
18 by any law enforcement official metering the light
19 transmittance, may be used on the side windows immediately
20 adjacent to each side of the driver.

The governors letter:
To the Honorable Members of the

Illinois House of Representatives

96th General Assembly

I hereby return House Bill 3325 with a specific recommendation for change. I thank the sponsors for their hard work on this legislation. While I approve of the objective of this legislation, a technical change is necessary to correct a flaw in the bill as drafted. If this bill were to become law as written, driving multipurpose passenger vehicles (sport utilities) that have their rear windows factory tinted would violate the law.

Therefore, pursuant to Article IV, Section 9(e) of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, I hereby return House Bill 3325, entitled “AN ACT concerning transportation”, with the following specific recommendation for change:

on page 6, by replacing lines 7 through 13 with “(3) on multipurpose passenger vehicles, as defined by Section 1-148.3b of this Code, with a nonreflective tint originally applied by the manufacturer on the windows to the rear of the driver’s seat, the side windows immediately adjacent to each side of the driver may be treated with a nonreflective tint that allows at least 50% light transmittance, with a 5% variance observed by a law enforcement official metering the light transmittance.”.


With these changes, House Bill 3325 will have my approval. I respectfully request your concurrence.

Sincerely,

PAT QUINN

Governor

I suppose the house doesn't like the changes. I know it's not much, but there is always hope right?

If the house and senate both override by a majority, does it pass automatically?

this needs to get passed faster

I believe they are voting on it today actually

^ That is correct...they are voting on the changes and then the bill will be sent back to the Gov. Since he requested the changes, he should be signing it fairly quickly. I don't care...my windows are already tinted and will still be illegal with the new law.

Are you sure it goes back to the gov? I thought it was a conditional signing so if they accept his changes, it immediately becomes law. hmmmm....

He still has to sign it I would imagine...I am not really sure...

DAMN!!! I just paid my ticket for this. It's hard to talk your way out of it when you get a state trooper pulling you. Oh well. It looks so damn good with the tint on!

When did you get pulled over? The bill has been written into law and unless the officer used a light meter (or if you ticket was before the 14th), the ticket won't hold up in court.