Legislative News

Oklahoma Senate Reviews Bill Related to Service Warranties

The Oklahoma Senate currently is a considering a bill that relates to “service warranties; amending [the sections of the law] which relate to definitions, audited financial statements, duration of suspension, annual statement filing and examinations of service warranty associations; modifying definitions; requiring certain financial statements to be audited and submitted

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Iowa Bill Seeks to Address Shop Choice, Excludes Auto Glass

A bill has been filed in the Iowa House of Representatives that aims to add a section about automobile repair facility choice to the state’s law. However, the bill notes that “for the purposes of this section: ‘Automobile repair business or location’ does not include a business or location that

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Mississippi Legislature Considers Changes to Insurance Law

A member of the Mississippi House of Representatives has introduced a bill to amend the state’s insurance law “to provide the most an insurer will be required to pay for the repair of a motor vehicle is the prevailing market rate that the vehicle could be repaired for in accordance

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Florida Windshield Inspection Bill Referred to Subcommittee

A Florida House bill related to windshield inspections was officially introduced and referred to the Insurance and Banking Subcommittee, which is a subcommittee of the Commerce Committee, yesterday. The bill in its current form proposes to add the following language to Section 1, Section 627.7288, of the Florida Statutes: A

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New Hampshire Bill Addresses Auto Glass Reimbursements

A bill has been introduced in New Hampshire that would require automobile insurance companies to reimburse independent auto glass shops similarly to dealerships. The bill proposes to add the following language to the state’s insurance law in the section titled “Unfair Insurance Practices; Automobile or Glass Repair:” “The ‘fair and

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South Carolina Bill Seeks to Amend Window Tint Law

A bill has been pre-filed in South Carolina that proposes to amend Section 56-5-5015, “to revise the permitted level of light transmission for sunscreening devices installed on the windshield, side windows and rear window of a motor vehicle.” The bill was pre-filed by Rep. J. Todd Rutherford on December 13

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