Consumer in Rhode Island now have the right to choose OEM parts on insurance-paid repairs made up to 48 months after the vehicle’s manufacture date – and insurers must pay for them. The law extends this OEM option from its original 30 month time frame. Senate Bill...
A bill (HB 8013) that would extend the time frame requiring the use of OEM aftermarket parts in collision repair from 30 months to 48 months after the date of vehicle manufacture was passed by the Rhode Island House by a vote of 59-8. If enacted the bill would prevent...
ASA asks Congress to Protect FIO’s Authority NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, June 12, 2018 – The U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Financial Services has passed a series of six bills designed to reduce federal regulations. One of the bills, HR 3861, Federal...
Senate Bill 2679A as amended would expand non-OEM parts prohibition to 48 months, require OEM repair procedures when repairing a vehicle with OEM part(s). On Tuesday may 15th the Rhode Island Senate passed Bill 2679A as amended. The legislation must also be passed by...
Senate Bill 2679 would expand non-OEM parts prohibition to 48 months, require OEM repair procedures. Rhode Island Senate Bill 2679 is scheduled for a hearing tomorrow, May 8 before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Automotive Service Association of Massachusetts and...
Highlighting the Importance of Data Access ASA leadership, along with ASA’s D.C. representative, met with lawmakers and government officials in Washington, D.C., last week on vehicle data access and new technologies. From left: Roy Schnepper; Dan Risley; Adam...