The Fiscal Year 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill signed into law by President Donald Trump includes language encouraging federal support for automotive technician training and apprenticeship programs. The Automotive Service Association (ASA) lobbied for the language, which directs the Department of Labor to collaborate with the Department of […]
Independent Glass Association Seeks Amendments to Virginia Auto Glass Bill
The Independent Glass Association said Tuesday it is working with Virginia lawmakers to add amendments to House Bill 312 (HB 312) following revisions that removed provisions the group said would have harmed independent auto glass repair businesses. The House Substitute version of HB 312, released Jan. 22, eliminated language that would have prohibited post-loss assignments, […]
Washington Senate Passes Bill Granting Insurance Commissioner Restitution and Fining Authority
The Washington state Senate passed legislation Jan. 21 that would grant Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer authority to order restitution for policyholders harmed by insurance companies or agents, and establish per-violation fines for property and casualty insurers. The Senate approved SB 5331 by a 29-20 vote. The bill now moves to the House Consumer Protection & […]
Maine Senate Upholds Governor’s Veto of Right to Repair Law Changes
Lawmakers fall short of two-thirds threshold needed to override veto. The Maine Senate voted yesterday to uphold Gov. Janet Mills’ veto of legislation that would have revised the state’s automotive right to repair law, ending the bill’s path through the Legislature. The Senate voted 24-10 in favor of the Governor’s veto of L.D. 1228, An […]
Independent Glass Association Opposes Illinois Auto Glass Bill
The Independent Glass Association announced its opposition to Illinois House Bill 4373 (HB 4373), saying the legislation follows a national template promoted by insurers and Safelite Group rather than addressing consumer protection needs. Gary Hart, executive director of the trade association, said the bill would increase insurer control over auto glass claims while imposing new […]
Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Replace Federal Insurance Office
Two Republican congressmen introduced legislation to eliminate the Federal Insurance Office and replace it with a narrower position at the Department of the Treasury, a move backed by a major insurance trade group. The McCarran-Ferguson Restoration Act, introduced by Rep. Troy Downing, R-Mont., a former state insurance commissioner, and Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, R-Wis., would create […]
Maine House of Representatives Votes to Overturn Governor’s Veto of Right to Repair Law Changes
The legislation now goes to the Senate to consider overturning the veto. The Maine House of Representative voted Tuesday, January 13 to overturn Gov. Janet Mills’ veto of legislation that would revise the state’s right to repair laws. As CollisionWeek reported January 8, Mills returned L.D. 1228, An Act to Clarify Certain Terms in and […]
U.S. House Subcommittee to Consider REPAIR Act, Other Right to Repair and Data Access Bills at January 13 Hearing
Sixteen bills included on hearing agenda focused on automotive issues. The U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee’s Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee will hold a hearing next week on more than a dozen automotive bills, including several addressing vehicle data access and right to repair issues that have drawn strong interest from the […]
Maine Governor Vetoes Bill That Would Have Changed State’s Automotive Right to Repair Law
Governor raises concerns that telematics access provision inlegislation was a “finger on the scale in favor of auto manufacturers” compared to independent repair facilities. Urges legislature to pass alternative bill. Maine Governor Janet Mills vetoed legislation Jan. 7 that would have made significant changes to Maine’s automotive right to repair law, a statute voters approved […]
ASA Urges Support for Federal Catalytic Converter Theft Legislation
The Automotive Service Association is calling on collision repair facility owners to contact their congressional representatives to support anti-theft legislation following a House hearing on crimes affecting small businesses. The House Small Business Committee held a hearing last week titled “Main Street under Attack: The Cost of Crime on Small Businesses.” Committee Chairman Roger Williams […]
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