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BAR summarizes 2024 legislation and files several smog‑check regulation packages; public comment set for Nov. 1–Dec. 16 on two packages
Summary
BAR staff summarized 2024 bill outcomes and said two regulation packages (readiness monitor limits and teardown disclosure) were filed for a 45‑day public comment period from Nov. 1 through Dec. 16; BAR also scheduled a workshop on storage and towing fees.
Bureau of Automotive Repair regulation coordinators Holly Helsing and Kayla Shelton briefed advisory members on the end of the 2024 legislative session and on pending BAR regulatory packages.
Legislative wrap‑up: BAR highlighted two bills signed by the governor and one technical cleanup that affect BAR activity. AB 1901 (total loss claims) was approved and filed with the Secretary of State (Sept. 22); it permits insurers to release a totaled vehicle from a salvage pool to an owner or lienholder subject to retrieval timeframes, after which title is assigned to the salvage pool. SB 1526 (technical cleanup) also was signed (Sept. 22); it changes bureau terminology from “bureau approved educational…
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