Legislation seeking to limit the labor rates charged by auto body repair facilities in the state unsuccessful.
Two bills seeking to limit hourly rate collision repair facilities can charge for labor both failed to make it out of committee prior to the deadline necessary for them to be considered for adoption.
As CollisionWeek reported in February, Mississippi Senate Bill 2187 (SB2187), introduced by Senator Videt Carmichael, proposed to amend Section 83-11-501 of the Mississippi Code Of 1972, to prohibit motor vehicle repair shops from charging labor rates above the national average without the approval of the Mississippi Insurance Commissioner. The
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