Bill Text: IA HF2038 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act providing for an exception to motor vehicle window tint limitations for persons with certain medical conditions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-30 - Subcommittee Meeting: 02/04/2020 3:30PM House Lounge. [HF2038 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HF2038-Introduced.html
House
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2038
BY
SALMON
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
an
exception
to
motor
vehicle
window
tint
1
limitations
for
persons
with
certain
medical
conditions.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321.438,
subsection
2,
Code
2020,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
2.
a.
A
person
shall
not
operate
on
the
highway
a
motor
3
vehicle
equipped
with
a
front
windshield,
a
side
window
to
the
4
immediate
right
or
left
of
the
driver,
or
a
side-wing
sidewing
5
forward
of
and
to
the
left
or
right
of
the
driver
which
is
6
excessively
dark
or
reflective
so
that
it
is
difficult
for
a
7
person
outside
the
motor
vehicle
to
see
into
the
motor
vehicle
8
through
the
windshield,
window,
or
sidewing.
9
b.
Paragraph
“a”
does
not
apply
to
a
person
who
possesses
an
10
affidavit
signed
by
a
physician
licensed
under
chapter
148,
an
11
advanced
registered
nurse
practitioner
licensed
under
chapter
12
152,
a
physician
assistant
licensed
under
chapter
148C,
or
an
13
optometrist
licensed
under
chapter
154
stating
that
the
person
14
has
a
medical
condition
involving
extreme
sensitivity
to
light
15
that
makes
it
necessary
for
a
motor
vehicle
operated
by
the
16
person
to
be
equipped
with
a
front
windshield,
side
window,
or
17
sidewing
that
does
not
meet
the
minimum
measurable
standard
of
18
transparency
established
by
the
department
under
this
section.
19
A
copy
of
the
affidavit
shall
be
carried
in
the
motor
vehicle
20
at
all
times.
21
c.
The
department
shall
adopt
rules
establishing
a
minimum
22
measurable
standard
of
transparency
which
shall
apply
to
23
violations
of
this
subsection
.
The
department
shall
also
24
prescribe
a
form
affidavit
to
be
used
as
described
in
paragraph
25
“b”
.
26
EXPLANATION
27
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
28
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
29
Current
law
prohibits
a
person
from
operating
on
the
highway
30
a
motor
vehicle
that
is
equipped
with
a
front
windshield,
31
a
side
window,
or
a
sidewing
which
is
excessively
dark
or
32
reflective
such
that
it
is
difficult
for
a
person
outside
33
the
motor
vehicle
to
see
into
the
motor
vehicle
through
the
34
windshield,
window,
or
sidewing.
By
administrative
rule,
the
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department
of
transportation
(DOT)
defines
“excessively
dark
1
or
reflective”
to
mean
that
the
windshield,
side
window,
or
2
sidewing
does
not
meet
a
minimum
standard
of
transparency
3
of
70
percent
light
transmittance.
This
bill
provides
an
4
exception
to
the
prohibition
on
excessively
dark
or
reflective
5
motor
vehicle
window
tint
where
the
person
operating
the
motor
6
vehicle
has
an
affidavit
signed
by
a
physician,
advanced
7
registered
nurse
practitioner,
physician
assistant,
or
8
optometrist
licensed
under
Iowa
law
stating
that
such
person
9
has
a
medical
condition
involving
extreme
sensitivity
to
light
10
that
makes
it
necessary
for
a
motor
vehicle
operated
by
the
11
person
to
be
equipped
with
necessary
window
tint
that
would
12
otherwise
be
prohibited.
The
DOT
will
be
responsible
for
13
prescribing
a
form
affidavit
pursuant
to
the
requirements
of
14
the
bill.
A
copy
of
the
affidavit
must
be
carried
in
the
motor
15
vehicle
at
all
times.
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