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MS HB1105

Bill

Status

Failed

2/5/2019

Primary Sponsor

Becky Currie

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Origin

House of Representatives

2019 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Section 63-7-59, Mississippi Code of 1972, to remove the exclusive enforcement authority limitation for motor vehicle window tint violations.

  • Deletes the population threshold of 2,000 residents that previously restricted which municipalities could enforce window tint laws, allowing all municipal law enforcement officers to enforce violations.

  • Maintains existing window tint requirements including 28% minimum light transmittance for windows and exemptions for medical conditions, school buses, and vehicles with factory-tinted windows.

  • Preserves enforcement authority for Mississippi Department of Public Safety and expands municipal enforcement to all jurisdictions regardless of population size.

  • Effective date: July 1, 2019.

Legislative Description

Window tint laws; delete population threshold on which municipal law enforcement shall enforce.

Last Action

Died In Committee

2/5/2019

Committee Referrals

Transportation1/21/2019

Full Bill Text

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