New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB1178: relative to permissible window tinting on motor vehicles.
Status: Failed, March 12, 2026
What the bill says
An act relative to permissible window tinting on motor vehicles. Rep. Farrington, Straf. 8; Rep. Thibault, Merr. 25; Rep. Wade, Straf. 15 COMMITTEE: Transportation ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill allows aftermarket tinting on the front side windows if they allow at least 35 percent light transmittance and creates a medical exemption for similar tinting. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Explanation: Matter added to current law.
From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:
AN ACT relative to permissible window tinting on motor vehicles. Rep. Farrington, Straf. 8; Rep. Thibault, Merr. 25; Rep. Wade, Straf. 15 COMMITTEE: Transportation ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill allows aftermarket tinting on the front side windows if they allow at least 35 percent light transmittance and creates a medical exemption for similar tinting. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics. Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.] Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 26-2474 06/05 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT relative to permissible window tinting on motor vehicles. VII. After-market tinting shall be permitted on the windows to the left and right of the driver, provided the windows maintain a minimum visible light transmittance of 35 percent, as measured …
Sponsors
- Joseph Barton (R, 1) · primary sponsor
- Samuel Farrington (R, 8)