Tint laws changing, maybe!
02-22-2011, 04:49 AM
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Re: Tint laws changing, maybe!
Too late for the tint law. Senate Transportation committee killed it at their meeting last Thursday. Good news is that the House portion of the General Assembly did pass it, so next year be sure to contact your members of the General Assembly early (bills are submitted in late Dec to early January) if you support the bill. Both House of Delegates and Senate need to approve the bill to send it to the Gov for a signature.
Bill summary/history
http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp...111+sum+HB1728
pearl350z is right about police not supporting the bill. Early on it seemed to be moving along fine, made it out of the House Transportation Committee, then passed in the House of Delegates, then was sent to Senate Transportation Committee ... then the State Police voiced their "concerns" about the bill and it didn't make it out of the Senate Transportation Committee.
Oh, IIRC, Delegate Carrico that penned and sponsored the bill, is a retired State Trooper.
Bill summary/history
http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp...111+sum+HB1728
pearl350z is right about police not supporting the bill. Early on it seemed to be moving along fine, made it out of the House Transportation Committee, then passed in the House of Delegates, then was sent to Senate Transportation Committee ... then the State Police voiced their "concerns" about the bill and it didn't make it out of the Senate Transportation Committee.
Oh, IIRC, Delegate Carrico that penned and sponsored the bill, is a retired State Trooper.
02/17/11 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Transportation with letter (15-Y 0-N)
I'm not as familiar with the political lingo/language as I used to be, but doesn't that infer that it got past Senate Transportation? Or, maybe the summary where it was killed hasn't been updated yet?
02-22-2011, 09:35 AM
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Re: Tint laws changing, maybe!
Passed by indefinitely usually means the Committee isn't going to vote on the bill this session so it is stuck there. However, the PBI designation allows them to bring it back up for a vote before the end of the session (Feb 26th). I guess if some group really pushed it, or tint law was a hot political issue, it could come back up. Timing just isn't right for it. The bill would have to make it out of Senate Transportation Committee's meeting on Thursday afternoon then pass the full Senate on Friday.
I meant to post the link to the Senate Transportation Committee members too http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+com+S11
General Assembly lingo here:
http://legis.state.va.us/1_cit_guide/howabill.htm
I meant to post the link to the Senate Transportation Committee members too http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+com+S11
General Assembly lingo here:
http://legis.state.va.us/1_cit_guide/howabill.htm
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Re: Tint laws changing, maybe!
Gotcha... Thanks for the clarification.
Passed by indefinitely usually means the Committee isn't going to vote on the bill this session so it is stuck there. However, the PBI designation allows them to bring it back up for a vote before the end of the session (Feb 26th). I guess if some group really pushed it, or tint law was a hot political issue, it could come back up. Timing just isn't right for it. The bill would have to make it out of Senate Transportation Committee's meeting on Thursday afternoon then pass the full Senate on Friday.
I meant to post the link to the Senate Transportation Committee members too http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+com+S11
General Assembly lingo here:
http://legis.state.va.us/1_cit_guide/howabill.htm
I meant to post the link to the Senate Transportation Committee members too http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+com+S11
General Assembly lingo here:
http://legis.state.va.us/1_cit_guide/howabill.htm
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Re: Tint laws changing, maybe!
I'm sure it's already been mentioned, but I've always noticed police troopers and vehicles to have very dark tint on the rear and front of their vehicles, definitely darker than 50%.
(Insert typical do as I say, not as I do comment)
I was always harassed and stopped by state troopers for the windows on my talon, they were 35% in the front.
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I was always harassed and stopped by state troopers for the windows on my talon, they were 35% in the front.