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Delaware 153

SB 255

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO TINTING OF MOTOR VEHICLE WINDSHIELD, WINDOWS, OR SIDE WINGS.

Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-09-11 03:11:03 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Delaware
Session
153
Chamber
upper
Classification
bill
Subjects
Not supplied
Introduced / first action
2026-05-07 00:00:00

Alternate titles

  • Tinting/Motor Vehicles/w/o Practitioner's Statement short title

Source-supplied abstracts

Currently, window tint or other material placed on the front side windows of a motor vehicle must have a visible light transmission of 70% or greater unless the vehicle’s owner has a statement signed by a licensed practitioner of medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine or optometry verifying that tinted windows are medically necessary. Currently, there is not a visible light transmission requirement for the side windows behind the driver or the rear window. This Act is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 255. Like Senate Bill No. 255, this Act does all of the following: (1) Changes the visible light transmission requirement for window tint or other material placed on the front side windows. (2) Clarifies that there is not a visible light transmission requirement for the side windows behind the driver or the rear window. (3) Clarifies the exception for vehicles operated by a law-enforcement officer by exempting these vehicles from this law. This Act differs from Senate Bill No. 255 by changing the visible requirement for window tint or other material placed on the front side windows, and side wings, from 35% or great to 50% or greater.

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Signed by Governor

    executive-signature
  2. Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 2 NO 1 ABSENT

    passage
  3. Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 7 On Its Merits

    committee-passage
  4. Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee in House

    introduction, referral-committee
  5. Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT

    passage
  6. Reported Out of Committee (Environment, Energy & Transportation) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits

    committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
  7. Adopted in lieu of the original bill SB 255, and Assigned to Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee in Senate

    introduction, referral-committee

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