LEGISLATIVE ALERT

TEXAS SENATE BILL 589

To:  Texas Manufacturers, Distributors, and Installers

From:  Lynwood Butner, Legislative Consultant

Date:  March 31, 2009

Subject:  Senate Bill 589

Senator John Carona, Chairman of the Committee on Transportation,            introduced Senate Bill 589 for consideration during the 2009 Legislative         Session which increases the amount of visible light transmission from 25         percent to 35 percent.   He and Representative Larry Phillips (Vice-Chairman             of the House Transportation Committee) have now convinced the legislature               to retain the 25% VLT on the front windows. Senator Carona and Represen-            tative Phillips have worked well with IWFA and our legislative consultant.

They are requesting that you stop calling and e-mailing their offices at this              time. Please write a letter of appreciation for all their efforts.

Address: Capitol, P.O. Box 291, Austin, Texas 78768-2910

Additional information will follow as soon as we receive more information.