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Bill to Abolish Massachusetts Appraiser Licensing Board Scheduled for Hearing Tomorrow

November 30, 2015 By CollisionWeek Editor

Massachusetts ADALB Legislation

Proposed legislation would eliminate the independent body charged with regulation of appraisers. Non-OEM parts and repair facility choice disclosure bill also to be heard. A bill to abolish the Massachusetts Auto Damage Appraiser Licensing Board, (ADALB) before the Massachusetts Legislature’s Joint Committee on Financial Services, is scheduled for a hearing tomorrow, December 1 at 11 […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: ADALB, legislation, Massachusetts Auto Damage Appraiser Licensing Board, OEM Parts Disclosure, Repair Facility Choice

ASA Requests Ohio Shops Support Mechanical Registration

October 15, 2015 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Ohio Senate’s Transportation, Commerce and Labor Committee held a second hearing on Senate Bill (SB) 37. If enacted, S.B. 37 would extend the jurisdiction of the Motor Vehicle Repair Board (MVRB) to include mechanical repairers. Under current law, only collision repair facilities are required to register with the MVRB. This loophole for mechanical repairers […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ASA, legislation, Ohio

Massachusetts Legislators Pass Right to Repair Bill

August 1, 2012 By CollisionWeek Editor

Compromise with automakers sends last minute bill to Governor’s desk. Massachusetts lawmakers have passed a last minute compromise bill to settle the Right to Repair dispute over OEM diagnostic information. The language of the bill was proposed in a joint letter on Tuesday to lawmakers from car manufacturer associations and the Right to Repair Coalition. […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: legislation, Massachusetts, National Automotive Service Task Force, Right to Repair

Allstate Loses Court Appeal to Strike State Insurer-Owned Shop Ban

August 2, 2007 By CollisionWeek Editor

Judges affirm earlier decision that Texas law banning insurer-owned shops should stand. The U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit, New Orleans, has affirmed an earlier court’s decision that ruled it is legal for a state to ban insurance company ownership of collision repair facilities. In the initial 2006 decision, a U.S. District Court in Dallas […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Allstate, Lawsuits, legislation, Sterling Autobody Centers, Texas

Missouri and North Carolina Get New Salvage Laws

July 13, 2004 By CollisionWeek Editor

The legislatures of Missouri and North Carolina have both had salvage vehicles on their agenda this year, and it looks like they will both soon have new laws as a result. Introduced in April, North Carolina House Bill 1152 is aimed squarely at total loss and reconstructed vehicle disclosure. The bill proposes requirements to not […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Airbag, legislation, Missouri, North Carolina, Salvage, Total Loss

Senate Introduces Right to Repair Act Companion Bill

June 14, 2002 By CollisionWeek Editor

Minnesota Senator Paul Wellstone yesterday introduced companion legislation to HR 2735 “The Motor Vehicle Owners’ Right to Repair Act” introduced in the House last summer by Reps. Joe Barton (R-TX) and Edolphus Towns (D-NY). The new Senate legislation S 2617 has been referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. The House bill HR […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Coalition for Auto Repair Equality, legislation, Right to Repair, U.S. Senate

NFIB Comments on Mandatory Mental Health Coverage

April 30, 2002 By CollisionWeek Editor

NFIB Senior Vice President Dan Danner released the following statement in response to President Bush’s comments in support of legislation that would force employers to offer mental-health benefits: “The road to lost health coverage is paved with good intentions. A well-intentioned costly mandate is still just a costly mandate at its core. No matter how […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Association Health Plans, legislation, Mental Health, National Federation of Independent Business

Colorado House Passes Salvage Vehicle Bill

April 29, 2002 By CollisionWeek Editor

On Thursday, April 25, the Colorado House passed a bill requiring the state to issue a title clearly stating that a salvaged vehicle was “rebuilt from salvage.” National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) Northwest Regional Manager Michael Harrold said the amendment added to House Bill 1189 providing for the new title was a major improvement […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Colorado, legislation, National Association of Independent Insurers, Salvage

NAII Cites Auto Repair Issues in 2000 R.I. Legislative Session

January 4, 2000 By CollisionWeek Editor

The National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) list auto repair procedures, third-party bad faith lawsuits, and privacy protection for insurance company compliance audits as three issues at the top of their agenda of the 2000 Rhode Island legislative session. “The Rhode Island legislature left several critical issues unsettled in 1999,” said Gerald L. Zimmerman, associate […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: legislation, National Association of Independent Insurers, Rhode Island

Replacement Parts Bills and Anti-Steering Legislation Introduced in PA Senate as Session Recesses

December 21, 1999 By CollisionWeek Editor

When the PA Senate reconvenes January 24, the insurance industry will be watching a competitive replacement parts legislation that has been introduced in the Senate. The National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) is opposed to Senate Bill 1207, which prohibits the use of competitive replacement parts for the repair of vehicles that are less than […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Anti-Steering, legislation, National Association of Independent Insurers, Non-OEM Parts, Pennsylvania

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