Enrolled Bill Summary

Senate Bill 589	Senate Author:  Carona
Effective:  9-1-09	House Sponsor:  Phillips

            Senate Bill 589 amends the Transportation Code to require a sunscreening device that is placed on or attached to the windshield or a side or rear window of a motor vehicle to have a label that states that the light transmission of the device is consistent with requirements exempting a windshield or other window with a sunscreening device from a misdemeanor offense relating to restrictions on windows of a motor vehicle.  The bill specifies that the exemption for a wing vent or window with a sunscreening device is for a wing vent or window that is to the left or right of the vehicle operator and adds an exemption for a side window that is to the rear of the vehicle operator.  The bill makes it a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000 if a person in the business of placing or attaching transparent material that alters the color or reduces the light transmission to a windshield or side or rear window fails to install the required label between the transparent material and the windshield or window of the vehicle.