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SB255 • 2025

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

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

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Buckson
Last action
2026-07-01
Official status
Lieu/Substituted 5/7/26
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

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

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

What This Bill Does

  • AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO TINTING OF MOTOR VEHICLE WINDSHIELD, WINDOWS, OR SIDE WINGS.
  • 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 changes this requirement to permit window tint or other material that has a visible light transmission of 35% or greater.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-07-01 Delaware General Assembly

    SS 1 for SB 255 - Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 2 NO 1 ABSENT

  2. 2026-06-16 Delaware General Assembly

    SS 1 for SB 255 - Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 7 On Its Merits

  3. 2026-06-04 Delaware General Assembly

    SS 1 for SB 255 - Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee in House

  4. 2026-05-21 Delaware General Assembly

    SS 1 for SB 255 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT

  5. 2026-05-20 Delaware General Assembly

    SS 1 for SB 255 - Reported Out of Committee (Environment, Energy & Transportation) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits

  6. 2026-05-07 Delaware General Assembly

    Substituted in Senate by SS 1 for SB 255

  7. 2026-03-11 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced and Assigned to Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee in Senate

Official Summary Text

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO TINTING OF MOTOR VEHICLE WINDSHIELD, WINDOWS, OR SIDE WINGS.
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 changes this requirement to permit window tint or other material that has a visible light transmission of 35% or greater. This level is commonly used in other states and represents a reasonable balance between visibility for law enforcement and practical benefits for drivers. This Act makes clear there is not a visible light transmission requirement for the side windows behind the driver or the rear window.

This Act clarifies the exception for vehicles operated by a law-enforcement officer by exempting these vehicles from this law.

This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.