HB 1340 North Dakota House · 69th Legislative Assembly (2025-26)

AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 4 of section 39-21-39 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to motor vehicle window tint.

HB 1340 amends North Dakota's vehicle tint law to clarify light transmittance requirements for window tinting. It requires that front windshields and front windows allow at least 70% light transmittance (meaning the tint can't be too dark), while other windows must allow at least 35% transmittance. The law does not apply to rear windows if a vehicle has outside mirrors meeting standard requirements. This directly affects drivers who install window tint, ensuring visibility for safety while maintaining existing exceptions for rear windows with proper mirrors.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Signed Mar 24, 2025
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What changed between versions

INTRODUCED Enrollment · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill amends North Dakota's motor vehicle window tinting law to clarify the light transmittance requirements for different windows. The main change fixes a typographical error in the legal text where 'fiftythirty-five percent' was written instead of 'fifty-five percent' for rear windows, while maintaining the 70% requirement for front windshields.
Scope change
The scope of the law remains the same - it applies to all motor vehicles in North Dakota - but the numerical threshold for rear windows is corrected from an ambiguous 'fiftythirty-five' to the clear 'fifty-five' percent.
REQUIREMENT

Corrected a typographical error in the light transmittance requirement for rear windows from 'fiftythirty-five percent' to 'fifty-five percent' (55%)

TECHNICAL

Added formal enrollment information including legislative session dates, sponsor names, and certification of passage by both House and Senate

Removed draft formatting elements including bill number headers, page numbers, and preliminary introduction text that were present in the introduced version

Floor votes · Senate Mar 11, 2025 · House Feb 4, 2025

How they voted

416
Passed
Total votes 47
Mar 11, 2025
D Democratic5
3 Yea 2 Nay
60% Yea
R Republican42
38 Yea 4 Nay
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Mar 25, 2025
Introduced
Filed with Secretary Of State 03/24
legislature
Mar 24, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor 03/21
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Second reading, passed, yeas 41 nays 6
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 5 0 1
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Hearing 10:30
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Transportation Committee
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Second reading, passed, yeas 89 nays 2
lower
Jan 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 12 2 0
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Hearing 10:45
lower
Jan 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Transportation Committee
lower
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors

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