Bill would provide require OEM parts for two years after the vehicle was manufactured during insurance-paid collision repair. Requires any non-OEM, aftermarket parts be certified by a non-profit entity, with a public standard setting process, after the two year period.
The Maryland House Committee on Economic Matters held a hearing yesterday on House Bill 1258 (HB 1258) that seeks to prohibit insurance companies from specifying non-OEM parts during the first two years after a vehicle was manufactured. Introduced by Delegate Rick Impallaria, a former shop owner, the bill also requires that after that two year period, insurers may not require
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