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Insurers Supporting Legislation to Combat Predatory Towing Practices in Florida

December 8, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

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 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Florida, legislation, National Insurance Crime Bureau, Towing

Massachusetts Senator Markey Writes Vehicle Manufacturers About Data Practices, Calls for Consumer Privacy Protections

December 5, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

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, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: legislation, Privacy, Telematics, U.S. Senate

Legislation Introduced to Eliminate Federal Insurance Office’s Subpoena Authority

December 4, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

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 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Federal Insurance Office, legislation, U.S. Senate

AASP/NJ Supports ASA, SCRS and Auto Alliance Repair Data Sharing Agreement

November 21, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

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 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AASP/NJ, Alliance for Automotive Innovation, Automotive Service Association, legislation, Right to Repair, Society of Collision Repair Specialists, U.S. House of Representatives

Maine Voters Approve Right to Repair Ballot Initiative

November 8, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

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 […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Alliance for Automotive Innovation, Auto Care Association, Automotive Service Association, CAR Coalition, Diagnostics, legislation, Maine, Right to Repair, Society of Collision Repair Specialists, Telematics

ABPA and MEMA Aftermarket Suppliers Applaud U.S. House REPAIR Act Passage

November 6, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

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 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Automotive Body Parts Association, legislation, Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association, Right to Repair, U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. House Subcommittee Passes Federal Automotive Right to Repair Act

November 3, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

The bill now goes before the full House Committee on Energy and Commerce. The U.S. House Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce yesterday approved the Right to Equitable and Professional Auto Industry Repair (REPAIR) Act (H.R. 906) by voice vote during a subcommittee markup session. The legislation will now go before the full House Committee […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Alliance for Automotive Innovation, Auto Care Association, Automotive Service Association, CAR Coalition, legislation, Right to Repair, Society of Collision Repair Specialists, U.S. House of Representatives

AIA Canada Advocates for Right to Repair Legislation on Parliament Hill

October 17, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Today, AIA Canada members engaged with Members of Parliament (MPs) and key political figures from across the country to advocate for the right to repair, and the importance of Bill C-244 as a stepping stone, and the need for standalone legislation for the auto care industry. AIA Canada asked MPs, and will continue to do […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Automotive Industries Association of Canada, Canada, legislation, Right to Repair

Federal Automotive Right to Repair Bill on U.S. House Subcommittee Hearing Agenda Tomorrow

September 26, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) announced that a hearing a hearing titled “Proposals to Enhance Product Safety and Transparency for Americans will be held Wednesday, September 27 at 10:30 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Among […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Care Association, Automotive Service Association, Hearing, legislation, Right to Repair, U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. House Passes Bill to Prevent Internal Combustion Engine Bans

September 22, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Automotive Service Association (ASA) reported that last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that would block states from limiting sales of internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. The Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act (H.R. 1435) passed 222-190, with eight Democrats voting in favor with the Republican House majority. The bill is not […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Automotive Service Association, legislation, U.S. House of Representatives

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