Replacement Crash Parts
CA Bureau of Automotive Repair Proposes Changes to “Tear Down” Disclosure Rules
ASA Driven By Policy Newsletter: February 2026 California’s Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) has proposed amendments to the language and disclosure requirements in the state’s tear down disclosure regulations. BAR will hold a regulatory workshop open to the public on this proposal on October 19, 2023. Click here to read the proposed amendments. Click here…
Read MoreASA Signs Letter Urging CT DMV Commissioner to Reconsider Interpretations of New Law
ASA Driven By Policy Newsletter: February 2026 Today, ASA joined with five other organizations in sending a letter to Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicle Commissioner Tony Guerrera. The letter respectfully urges Commissioner Guerrera to reconsider his interpretation of a new law passed by the state legislature – and in effect starting October 1, 2023 -…
Read MoreASA Signs Letter to CT DMV to Protect Fair Market
ASA Driven By Policy Newsletter: February 2026 The Automotive Service Association has signed a letter, addressed to Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles Commissioner Tony Guerrera, seeking clarification and offering guidance on interpreting Public Act. No. 23-40 New Section 24. This new regulation states: “Section 24(b): During the course of performing repair work or changing the…
Read MoreEPA Clarifies Agricultural Equipment Repair Rights
ASA Driven By Policy Newsletter: February 2026 The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has responded to a request from the National Farmers Union (NFU) for clarity on their right to repair agricultural equipment. In its reply letter to the NFU, the EPA confirmed that the Clean Air Act of 1990 prohibits agricultural equipment manufacturers…
Read MoreNew Vermont Law Mandates Study on Auto Aftermarket Labor Rates and Parts
ASA Driven By Policy Newsletter: February 2026 A new law signed by Vermont Governor Phil Scott (R) tasks Vermont’s Commissioner of Financial Regulation with investigating and making recommendations on hourly labor rates for auto body work. The legislation’s (S.95) sponsor, State Senator Ann Cummings (D), noted, “what the insurance company covers and what the actual…
Read MoreTX State Senate Committee Approves SB 1083
ASA Driven By Policy Newsletter: February 2026 The Texas State Senate’s Business & Commerce Committee unanimously passed Senate Bill (SB) 1083 on Tuesday. SB 1083 would mandate insurance companies to: Require the use of the part, product, or repair process used by the OEM or distributor to repair the vehicle for cars owned for LESS…
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