---
type: "Bill"
title: "WINDOW TINT CERTIFICATION"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that persons with medical certificates allowing tinted windows only need to renew their medical certificate every 4 years, rather than annually."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 5468"
citation: "Illinois HB 5468 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2014-02-11"
last_action: "2014-07-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1855d723-0aec-4fee-8fe0-404266c5934c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5468&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=80401&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "839706d9c487ed9adb40ee77a2290c6bc914889fff47b9439c85967ac4cb1d2d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois HB 5468 (98th) — WINDOW TINT CERTIFICATION

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that persons with medical certificates allowing tinted windows only need to renew their medical certificate every 4 years, rather than annually.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB5468&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=80401&DocNum=5468&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB5468eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=80401&DocNum=5468&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB5468enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=80401&DocNum=5468&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Charles E. Meier — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2014-02-11** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Charles E. Meier `filing`
- **2014-02-13** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-02-13** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-27** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
- **2014-03-05** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-03-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-03-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-03-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David R. Leitch
- **2014-03-21** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2014-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 25, 2014 `reading-1`
- **2014-03-21** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kyle McCarter
- **2014-03-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-03-25** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-30** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-07** Do Pass Transportation; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 8, 2014
- **2014-05-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2014
- **2014-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-07-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-07-16** Effective Date January 1, 2015
- **2014-07-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0737 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1855d723-0aec-4fee-8fe0-404266c5934c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).