(The Center Square) — A bill that would allow drivers in Louisiana to apply darker tint to the front side windows of their vehicles is moving forward in the Legislature.
House Bill 119, authored by Rep. Daryl Deshotel, R-Avoyelles, passed the full House with a 93-3 vote on May 6 and is now under consideration in the Senate. The proposed law would lower the minimum light transmission required through window tint on front side windows from 40% to 25%, making it legal for drivers to use significantly darker tint.
Under current law, front side windows must allow at least 40% of light to pass through, while side windows behind the driver can go as low as 25%, and the rear window as low as 12%.
The law also limits reflective tint to no more than 20% luminous reflectance. HB 119 would not change the rules for the other windows or the reflectivity limit.
The bill was reported favorably out of the House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works on April 28 with a 9-0 vote.
If it clears the Senate committee and receives approval from the full chamber, the bill would head to the governor’s desk for final consideration.
