Proposal would shift burden of notifying customers about non-OEM parts from insurers to collision repairers. The Automotive Service Association (ASA) is urging collision repairers in Ohio to contact legislators over an amendment proposed for the Ohio budget legislation that would exempt insurers from providing notice to customers when non-OEM parts are used in a repair. […]
Career and Technical Education Faces Cuts in President’s FY18 Budget
Cuts, if approved by Congress, could impact collision repair training programs at high schools. Collision repair training programs in high schools would possibly face cuts under the budget proposed by the Trump Administration this week for Fiscal Year 2018 that begins in October 2017. The Administration is requesting $976.9 million to support career and technical […]
Auto Care Association Warns on Auto Repair Cost Increase from Proposed Border Adjustment Tax
The Auto Care Association warned lawmakers yesterday that the proposed Border Adjustment Tax (BAT) on imports would significantly increase auto repair and maintenance costs for the average car owner in the United States. The BAT, which would impose a new 20 percent tax on imported goods and services, would result in a $20 billion per […]
California Assembly Insurance Committee Approves Bill that Overturn New Anti-Steering and Labor Rate Regulations
Bill now moves to Appropriations Committee. At a hearing on April 19, the California Assembly Insurance Committee approved Assembly Bill 1679 (AB 1679) that seeks to overturn California Department of Insurance (CDI) anti-steering and collision repair labor rate regulations that took effect in March. The bill passed by a unanimous 13-0 vote during the hearing. […]
California Bill Seeks to Overturn New Collision Repair Anti-Steering and Labor Rate Regulations
Amended bill would eliminate many of the changes that were introduced by the California Department of Insurance in March. Hearing scheduled for April 19 in Assembly Insurance Committee. California Assembly Bill 1679 (AB 1679) introduced by Assemblywoman Autumn Burke seeks to overturn California Department of Insurance (CDI) anti-steering and collision repair labor rate regulations that took […]
PARTS Act Reintroduced in U.S. Congress
ABPA and Coalition for Auto Repair Equality support legislation that seeks to limit vehicle manufacturer collision repair part design patents. The Promoting Automotive Repair, Trade and Sales Act of 2017 (PARTS Act), was re-introduced in the U.S. Congress on Tuesday. The legislation (H.R. 1879/S. 812) would amend the current U.S. design patent law by lowering, […]
Michigan Senate Bill Reintroduced to Eliminate Insurance Company Collision Repair Part Process Mandates
Bill seeks to prohibit auto insurers from requiring a specific vendor for parts or materials procurement. Michigan Senate Bill 291 (SB 291), introduced yesterday by Senator Joe Hune, seeks to prohibit an insurer from directly, or indirectly requiring an automobile repair facility to use a specific vendor or process to procure parts or materials. Hune, […]
ABPA Supports West Virginia Collision Repair Parts Legislation
The Automotive Body Parts Association (ABPA), the association representing non-OEM parts suppliers, announced its support for collision repair parts legislation in the West Virginia (SB 544) that would eliminate the OEM parts requirement on newer vehicles and change consumer notification language. As CollisionWeek reported earlier this month, SB544 seeks to revise a current West Virginia […]
Legislation to Eliminate Insurance Company Vendor Requirements Reintroduced in New York
Would prohibit requirement that collision repair facility use a specific vendor or process for parts or materials purchases. A bill that would make it illegal for insurance companies to from requiring repair shops to use specific vendors or processes for the acquisition of collision repair parts and materials has been reintroduced in New York. Assembly […]
House Passes Legislation to Eliminate Antitrust Exemption on Health Insurance, Possible Precedent for Repeal of Property-Casualty Exemption
Insurance group concerned about impact on other types of insurance. ASA sees opportunity for meaningful insurance reform. The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 372, the Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2017 on Wednesday by a vote of 416-7. The bill would repeal the limited antitrust exemption for health insurers established by the McCarran-Ferguson […]
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