Issues
Texas State Representative Pat Curry (R-56th District) introduced HB 4555, which stipulates that a “manufacturer shall provide to each owner of a motor vehicle manufactured by the manufacturer access to vehicle-generated data generated by the owner’s vehicle without restriction, limitation, fee, license, or requiring use of a device mandated by the manufacturer to decrypt vehicle-generated data.” Manufacturers…
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The Government Accountability Office (GAO) – an independent federal agency that provides auditing, evaluative, and investigative services to the U.S. Congress – released a report revealing its opinion that Congress does not have the authority under the Congressional Review Act to overturn California’s more stringent automotive emissions regulations. In December, when Joe Biden was still…
The United States Senate Commerce, Science, & Transportation Committee voted unanimously to advance S. 315, also known as the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act. The bill, a product of bipartisan collaboration, was sponsored by Senato Ed Markey (D-MA) and Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX). It would require that every vehicle sold in the United States…
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Illinois, and Minnesota have filed a joint suit against Deere & Company. More familiarly known as John Deere, the company manufactures agricultural equipment commonly owned by American farmers. The lawsuit alleges that Deere illegally monopolizes the repair market for its products by making its software scan and repair tool available…
Bills were recently introduced in New Hampshire, New York, and Virginia that would loosen requirements around those states’ vehicle safety inspection programs. New Hampshire House Bill (HB) 209 would exempt a vehicle, purchased from a licensed dealer prior to or during the vehicle’s model year, from the state’s vehicle safety inspection requirement for at least…
SB 290 – a bill introduced in the Connecticut Legislature – would allow vehicles to ignore the state’s vehicle emissions inspection requirements. Specifically, the bill would, “permit the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles to register a motor vehicle even if such motor vehicle is not in compliance with the emissions inspection requirements.” SB 290 was introduced…
State legislative lawmakers in Missouri have already introduced a number of bills that could impact automotive repair shops directly or indirectly if they become law. Missouri’s next legislative session doesn’t start until January 8, 2025, but the state allows their legislators to “pre-file” bills before the session begins, which makes it easier for lawmakers to…
The Maine Right to Repair Working Group met this week to review a draft report with legislative suggestions that the Maine attorney general would send to elected officials in the state legislature. The attorney general is required by law to submit the report to the legislature by February 28, 2025. At issue in the report…