An auto glass insurance anti-steering bill has been introduced in the South Carolina House. Bill H 4049 seeks to prohibit insurance appraisers and companies from requiring their insureds to use certain facilities to repair or replace damaged automobile safety glass. Under the bill insurance companies may not require the insured to use
Mississippi legislation that could have limited the amount that insurers would be required to pay for auto glass repairs and replacements was defeated in committee for the second straight year. The bill was defeated in the Senate Insurance Committee on February 4. Senator Robin Robinson’s SB 2411 would have limited the amount
The Hawaii House of Transportation passed an amended version of a Right to Repair bill that essentially tables the bill for further discussion. HB 1464, and its companion bill, SB 795, were introduced with language similar to the legislation and voter initiatives passed in Massachusetts and Maine that faced strong opposition
North Dakota legislation that would have required insurance companies to offer auto glass coverage was defeated in the North Dakota House. The bill, introduced on January 13, would have required companies offering comprehensive or collision policies in the state to offer “at least one policy which provides additional coverage for the repair
A bill introduced in the New York State Assembly would require shops to follow OEM procedures in making auto repairs. The bill says that Auto Repair Shops shall not “deviate from the collision repair guidelines, procedures, recommendations and service bulletins issued by manufacturer …” without the written authorization of the vehicle owner. The
A Mississippi Senator has reintroduced legislation that would limit the amount that insurers had to pay for auto glass repairs. Senator Robin Robinson reintroduced the bill, which died in committee last year, that would limit what an insurer can be required to pay for repair or replacement of vehicle glass
Michigan legislation that would allow the owner of a motor vehicle repair facility to operate an auxiliary facility under the same registration has been reintroduced in the Michigan Senate. The bill, S 25, is designed to relieve the burden of auto dealerships, which have “experienced changes due to technological advancement
AGSC supported auto glass replacement safety legislation has been introduced in Massachusetts for the third consecutive legislative session. The bill, patterned after the Maryland 2021 auto glass replacement safety law, would direct the state registrar of motor vehicles to establish standards for aftermarket auto glass replacement that would “meet or
Automobile right-to-repair legislation has been introduced in the Hawaii legislature. House and Senate companion bills, similar to legislation and voter initiatives that have passed in Massachusetts and Maine and have been subject to lengthy litigation, would require auto manufacturers to create platforms to share a vehicle’s diagnostic and repair information
The AGSC has welcomed several new committee chairs and many new committee members over the past couple of months. Peter Brown, vice president of the AGSC and president of Tiny & Sons Auto Glass in Pembroke, Massachusetts, is the new chair of the Automotive Glass Replacement Safety Standard™ (AGRSS) Committee.