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ASA Urges Industry to Contact Legislators on Virginia Proposal to Eliminate Safety Inspection Program

January 24, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

In his budget briefing, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam unveiled plans to eliminate the state’s motor vehicle safety inspection program. The Automotive Service Association (ASA) opposes the elimination of state vehicle safety inspections and believes these programs benefit the motoring public. ASA is urging Virginia repairers and vehicle owners to send a letter to their representatives […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Automotive Service Association, legislation, Safety Inspection, Virginia

Massachusetts Right to Repair Bills Scheduled For Hearing January 13

January 9, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Massachusetts Right to Repair

Legislature will hold a hearing on more than a dozen bills that seek to update the Commonwealth’s laws requiring consumer and independent auto repair facility access to necessary technical information. The Massachusetts Legislature’s Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure will hold a hearing on Monday, January 13 on proposed legislation to update automotive […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: legislation, Massachusetts, Right to Repair, Telematics

New Jersey Legislation Providing Right to Sue Insurers for Unfair Claims Handling Practices Scheduled for Hearing

January 6, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

New Jersey Senate Bill 2144

Bill would provide claimants with ability to file civil suits for violations of state fair claims practices regulations and treble damages. Legislation providing for the right to file civil lawsuits for violations of regulations that define unfair and deceptive insurance practices is scheduled for a hearing in the New Jersey Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: legislation, New Jersey, Unfair Claims Practice

Auto Glass Assignment of Benefits Legislation Fails in Florida Senate Committee

December 11, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Florida Senate Bill 312

The legislation would have restricted the ability of repair industry to sue insurers on their customers’ behalf. Legislation introduced earlier this year in the Florida Senate to restrict the use of customer incentives and assignment of benefits agreements in auto glass claims failed to advance yesterday in a committee vote. As CollisionWeek reported Monday, Florida […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Assignment of Benefits, Auto Glass, Florida, legislation

Florida Auto Glass Legislation Scheduled for Hearing Tomorrow

December 9, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Florida Senate Bill 312

Legislation seeks to limit customer incentives by repair industry. Amendments address assignment of benefits on glass claims. A bill seeking to prohibit repair facilities from offering potential customers an incentive to handle their auto glass insurance claims will have a hearing before the Florida Senate Banking and Insurance Committee on December 10. As CollisionWeek reported […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Assignment of Benefits, Auto Glass, Florida, legislation

OEM Collision Repair Procedures Legislation Pre-Filed in New Hampshire

December 6, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

New Hampshire OEM Collision Repair Procedures Legislation

After legislators failed to overturn Governor’s veto of procedure bill this year, legislation has been pre-filed for next year’s session. The fight to get auto insurance companies to pay for the cost of vehicle manufacturer repair procedures will reignite in New Hampshire next year. The new legislation, House Bill 1455 (HB 1455), mirrors the legislation […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Automotive Service Association, legislation, New Hampsire, OEM Repair Procedures, Recalibration

Massachusetts Right to Repair Law Updates Headed to 2020 Ballot

December 5, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Voters will weigh in on extending consumer and third-party access to telematics data necessary for mechanical and collision repair. The Massachusetts Right to Repair Coalition today announced that it has turned in 102,000 signatures to ensure an initiative petition to enact an update to the Commonwealth’s Right to Repair law reaches the 2020 ballot. The […]

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Coalition Calls for EU Legislators to Ensure Level Playing Field for Remote Access to Vehicle Data

November 20, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Manifesto

Group calls upon EU decision makers to put forward legislation by 2020 ensuring remote access to in-vehicle data and functions. CECRA, the European umbrella organization of national automotive trade associations and European brand dealer councils, announced November 14 that a number of associations in the automotive sector and mobility services operators, insurers, consumers and small […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: CECRA, Data Access, Europe, legislation, Right to Repair, Telematics

Florida Legislation Seeks to Prohibit Repairers from Offering Incentives on Glass Claims

September 23, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Florida Auto Glass legislation

House and Senate Bills would make it illegal to offer customers anything of value to handle their insurance glass claim. Two bills filed for the 2020 legislative session in Florida seek to prohibit repair facilities from offering potential customers an incentive to handle their auto glass insurance claims. Florida House Bill 169 (HB 169) and […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Auto Glass, Florida, legislation

New Hampshire Legislators Fail to Override OEM Collision Repair Procedure Bill Veto

September 19, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

New Hampshire OEM Collision Repair Procedures HB 664

Effort to override veto falls short of 2/3 majority required in House of Representatives. Proponents of a bill to require collision repair shops to follow, and insurers to pay for, OEM collision repair procedures failed yesterday to secure the required 2/3 majority necessary to override Governor Chris Sununu’s August veto. Members of the New Hampshire […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Auto Alliance, Automotive Service Association, legislation, New Hampshire, OEM Repair Procedures, Recalibration

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