TO:  Manufacturers, Distributors, and Mississippi Dealers    

FROM:  Ben Ford, Legislative Chairman  

DATE:  March 8, 2005

SUBJECT:  House Bill 734 Passes Senate

The Senate adopted House Bill 734 without any amendments.  The legislation now             goes to the Governor for final approval and will become law on July 1, 2005.  This      legislation does not have any tolerances, requires reflectivity testing, and esta-               blishes a fee of $5.00 for safety inspection.  This legislation was strongly endorsed                   by the Highway Patrol and will be evaluated for one year to see what implementa-                     tion issues arise.  This legislation is strongly opposed by the window film industry. 

IWFA will be evaluating this legislation over the next several weeks and developing              the most appropriate strategies for addressing the problems that will be encountered            by our industry.  Additional information will be shared with our members as we                   make every effort to provide the appropriate response to the enactment of House                 Bill 734.

It will be necessary for every member to assist in this effort as we move forward.                  This will have an adverse impact on every citizen, our businesses, and will create enforcement/legal problems for the state.  We must make every effort to amend the         current language in a manner that is consistent with good public policy for the state              of Mississippi.