RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIRS.
Summary
Requires insurers to provide a choice to the insured consumer of authorizing a repair provider to utilize a like kind and quality crash part or the original equipment manufacturer crash part. Specifies that an insured consumer who chooses the use of an original equipment manufacturer crash part that would affect the insured consumer's crash avoidance or safety systems shall not be required to pay the additional cost for repairs using that original equipment manufacturer crash part. Specifies that an insured consumer who chooses the use of an original equipment manufacturer crash part that would not affect the insured consumer's crash avoidance or safety systems shall pay the additional cost of the original equipment manufacturer crash part that is in excess of the equivalent like kind and quality crash part, unless original equipment manufacturer crash parts are required by the vehicle manufacturer's warranty or the use of a like kind and quality crash part would void an existing manufacturer's warranty or the insured consumer's vehicle lease agreement. Effective 7/1/2050. Sunsets 7/1/2023. (SD1)
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Mar 2018
House Passage
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Apr 2018
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2018
Last action Apr 16, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
6
Committee
7
Amendments
2
Apr 10, 2018
Introduced
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
lower
Apr 6, 2018
Introduced
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 556) in amended form (SD 1).
lower
Apr 6, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 3 (Senator(s) Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele). Transmitted to House.
upper
Mar 22, 2018
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, S. Chang, Espero, Ihara, Ruderman; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Tokuda, Nishihara.
upper
Mar 16, 2018
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 03-22-18 9:15AM in conference room 229.
upper
Mar 8, 2018
Committee
Referred to CPH.
upper
Mar 8, 2018
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 262).
upper
Mar 6, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Woodson excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 21, 2018
Lower · Passed
The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Ichiyama, Aquino, Ito, Johanson, LoPresti, Mizuno, Say, Tokioka, Yamane, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
lower
Feb 16, 2018
Committee
Reported from IAC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 652-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
lower
Jan 31, 2018
Lower · Passed
The committees on IAC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Ohno, Choy, Cachola, Ito, LoPresti, Onishi, Woodson; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Fukumoto; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Tokioka, Ward.
lower
Jan 17, 2018
Committee
Referred to IAC, CPC, referral sheet 3
lower
Jan 17, 2018
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading
lower
Jan 10, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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