Autobody Legislation

Access news on recent legislation affecting the collision industry, including state and federal laws that impact operational, safety, and environmental standards.

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New Hampshire Law Impacts Collision Repair Shops Doing Cross-State Car Sales, Upgrades

The new law will likely prevent levying fees for enhancements made between contract execution and delivery to the purchaser.
Brian Bradley
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SEMA Files Motion to Review Lawfulness of California ICE Sales Rules

SEMA said limiting the sale of ICE vehicles in all states adopting California's rules will squash innovation and consumer choice.
Autobody News Staff
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Missouri Bills Tackle Defective Airbags, EV Revenues

Repairers who knowingly install “nonfunctional” airbags can be found guilty of a felony and sentenced to up to four years in prison.
Brian Bradley
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Maine Takes Key Step Toward Implementing Right to Repair Law

A newly formed working group, including two independent repairers, will develop recommendations for an oversight board for Maine's right to repair law.
Brian Bradley
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Lawmakers Push EV Battery Fire Safety Standards

Two recently passed bills charge the Consumer Product Safety Commission with establishing and implementing new standards for batteries.
Autobody News Staff
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Collision Repair Industry Staves Off Labor Sales Tax Hike in Nebraska

A bill that would have set a 7.5% sales tax on collision repair labor has been amended to protect the existing exemption.
Brian Bradley
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Opponents of REPAIR Act Say It Helps Insurers, Non-OEM Parts Makers, Not Collision Repairers

Opponents say shops already have access to OEM tools and information -- they need help getting insurers to pay them to use them.
John Yoswick
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26 States Challenge New Fuel Efficiency Standards

The states say the new standards, set to begin in 2027, impose undue burdens on the automotive industry and overstep the legal bounds set for the NHTSA.
Autobody News Staff
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Michigan ‘Hands-Free’ Driving Law Prevents 5,500 Crashes, 25 Deaths in First Year

A new study showed distracted driving has fallen by 12.8% across the state in the last 12 months.
Autobody News Staff
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New Jersey to Tax EV Sales for First Time Since 2004

Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law a bill raising taxes on EVs from zero to 6.6% by July 1, 2025, to level the sales markets between electric and ICE vehicles.
Brian Bradley

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