Proposed changes to federal tax code would allow businesses to expense more business costs for tax deduction, provide relief to businesses impacted by certain disasters, and expand the Child Tax Credit. The Automotive Service Association (ASA) supports the bipartisan and bicameral tax framework announced by U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) and U.S. […]
Washington State Right to Appraisal Bill Scheduled for Public Hearing January 16
Legislation would require auto insurance policies to include a provision for an appraisal process to resolve disputes. Legislation before the Washington State House of Representatives that would require insurance policies issued after January 1, 2025 to include a provision for a right to appraisal to resolve disputes over the cost of claims is scheduled for […]
Insurance Association Announces 2024 Advocacy Priorities
The American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) announces the association’s 2024 advocacy priorities, which focus on nine priority areas including addressing the drivers of auto insurance costs. Priority areas include: working to curb rampant legal system abuse; supporting risk-based pricing and related rating and underwriting tools; addressing innovation, regulatory modernization, insurance industry talent and economic […]
MEMA Aftermarket Suppliers Plans REPAIR Act Fly-In Advocacy Event January 30-31 in Washington, D.C.
Group advocating for House Committee to include legislation in an upcoming markup session. MEMA Aftermarket Suppliers is mobilizing its members for a fly-in event scheduled for January 30-31 focused on passing the REPAIR Act. Proponents of the REPAIR Act say it will ensure consumers can continue to choose independent repair shops and suppliers to service […]
Insurers Supporting Legislation to Combat Predatory Towing Practices in Florida
The National Insurance Crime Bureau, the not-for-profit organization dedicated to combatting and preventing insurance crime, is helping lead the way to combat predatory towing practices in the Florida and recently took part in a transportation committee hearing in the Florida House of Representatives focused on this issue. “Once a vehicle is towed, the financial burden […]
Massachusetts Senator Markey Writes Vehicle Manufacturers About Data Practices, Calls for Consumer Privacy Protections
Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, sent letters to 14 car manufacturers December 1 urging them to implement and enforce stronger privacy protections in their vehicles. Vehicles have effectively become computers on wheels, collecting vast amounts of data on drivers, passengers, and people outside the vehicles, […]
Legislation Introduced to Eliminate Federal Insurance Office’s Subpoena Authority
U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.), a member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, on November 28 led 16 of her Senate colleagues in introducing the Insurance Data Protection Act. The bill would eliminate the FIO Director’s subpoena authority. According to Britt, the legislation would correct the Federal Insurance Office’s (FIO) recent […]
AASP/NJ Supports ASA, SCRS and Auto Alliance Repair Data Sharing Agreement
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) announced it supports the agreement announced in July by the Automotive Service Association (ASA), the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) and the Alliance for Automotive Innovation and shared concerns about the Right to Equitable and Professional Auto Industry Repair (REPAIR) Act (H.R. 906) that was […]
Maine Voters Approve Right to Repair Ballot Initiative
Requires vehicle manufacturers to standardize on-board diagnostics and make access to vehicle systems available to owners and third-party independent repair facilities. Yesterday, more than 320,000 voters in Maine approved a ballot initiative that proponents say ensures vehicle owners and independent repair facilities have access to the diagnostic systems necessary to perform repairs without pre-authorization by […]
ABPA and MEMA Aftermarket Suppliers Applaud U.S. House REPAIR Act Passage
The Automotive Body Parts Association (ABPA) and MEMA Aftermarket Suppliers, a membership group of MEMA, The Vehicle Suppliers Association, both applauded the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce passage on November 2 of H.R. 906, the Right to Equitable and Professional Auto Industry Repair (REPAIR) Act, out of the subcommittee. “It […]
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