HB332 Alabama 2021 Session
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
Connie C. RoweRepublican- Co-Sponsors
- Allen FarleyAllen Treadaway
- Session
- Regular Session 2021
- Title
- Motor vehicles, law enforcement, allow for members of law enforcement to have dark tint on their personal vehicles, Sec. 32-5C-2 am'd.
- Summary
HB332 allows active or retired law enforcement officers to tint the windows on their personal vehicles, exempting them from the usual tint limits.
What This Bill DoesIt amends Section 32-5C-2 to carve out an exception to the ban on tinted windows for personal use vehicles of active or retired state, local, or federal law enforcement officers. The exception means those officers' personal vehicles would not be subject to the standard light-transmission and reflectance limits that apply to other vehicles. Officers driving such vehicles must carry their law enforcement identification while operating them. The act becomes law on the first day of the third month after it is enacted and approved by the Governor.
Who It Affects- Active or retired state, local, or federal law enforcement officers who use personal vehicles and wish to have tinted windows beyond the usual limits.
- General public/other drivers remain subject to the existing window-tint rules for non-officer vehicles.
Key ProvisionsAI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.- Amends 32-5C-2 to exempt personal use vehicles of active or retired law enforcement officers from the existing tint prohibition.
- Requires officers driving these vehicles to carry law enforcement identification while using their personal vehicles.
- Sets the act’s effective date as the first day of the third month following passage and governor's approval.
- Subjects
- Law EnforcementLaw Enforcement Officers
Bill Actions
Delivered to Governor at 2:25 p.m. on May 4, 2021.
Assigned Act No. 2021-451.
Clerk of the House Certification
Signature Requested
Concurred in Second House Amendment
Enrolled
Rowe motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1105
Concurrence Requested
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1225
Elliott motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1224
Elliott Amendment Offered
Elliott motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1223
Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Amendment Offered
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 690
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
Bill Text
Votes
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass Roll Call 690
Elliott motion to Adopt Roll Call 1223
SBIR: Elliott motion to Adopt Roll Call 1222
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass Roll Call 1225
Elliott motion to Adopt Roll Call 1224
Rowe motion to Concur In and Adopt Roll Call 1105
Documents
Source: Alabama Legislature