Vermont reversed a planned change to its vehicle-tint framework in legislation signed June 12, 2025. Section 38 of Act 66 deleted sections 14, 15 and 16 of the previous year’s Act 165. The deletion took effect July 1, 2025.
The earlier act would have added a tint exception tied to federal light-transmission requirements. Its sections 14 and 15, covering the statutory change and associated inspection intent, had been scheduled to take effect July 1, 2026.
Section 16 had directed inspection-rule updates and public outreach. Unlike the two delayed provisions, it took effect July 1, 2024 under the original act’s general effective-date clause. Section 16 therefore had an earlier start than the planned standards and was already in effect when the later deletion was enacted.
That sequence matters when reading older descriptions of the 2024 law. The original summary described a coming July 2026 change, but Act 66 deleted the provisions before that standards change began. The historical record does not support presenting the cancelled provision as a new allowance effective in 2026.
Sources & reporting notes
- 2025 Act 66, S.123, As Enacted Vermont General Assembly · Source dated June 12, 2025Signature date establishes original legal event; PDF posting day is not separately shown.
- Bill Status S.123 (Act 66) Vermont General Assembly · Source dated June 12, 2025
- 2024 Act 165, S.309, As Enacted Vermont General Assembly · Source dated June 6, 2024
- 2024 Act 165 Act Summary Vermont Office of Legislative CounselYear 2024 verified; exact summary posting date not shown.
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