Government Affairs

The Kansas State Legislature has introduced legislation that would allow cities to enforce “nuisance abatement” procedures—often used to force removal of inoperable vehicles—by notifying affected property owners by use of first-class mail instead of certified mail (with a return receipt).

One of the biggest challenges facing off-road enthusiasts is the closure of public lands to motorized recreation. Read this guide to decode the lingo in Washington's land-use laws.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) tightened the one-hour standard for measuring emissions of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) but left the annual standard unchanged.

SEMA is supporting Iowa legislation to allow any antique motor vehicle to be registered as a “limited-use” antique vehicle for an annual fee of $5.

A bill has been introduced in the West Virginia State Legislature to provide owners of antique motor vehicles with an exemption from taxation and fees.

SEMA is supporting legislation that would amend the state’s current law governing historic motor vehicles to permit their use for pleasure driving one day per week. The legislation has been reintroduced in the New Jersey State Assembly.

SEMA is opposing a bill to provide that the noise from a motor vehicle exhaust system that has been deemed “disturbing or unreasonably loud” constitutes the crime of disturbing the peace. The bill has been introduced for consideration in the West Virginia State Legislature.

At SEMA’s urging, Virginia lawmakers have abandoned a bill that could have banned certain exhaust systems. 

SEMA-model legislation that would create a vehicle registration classification for street rods and custom vehicles and provide for special license plates for these vehicles was reintroduced in the New Jersey Assembly.

Lawmakers introduce a bill to ban the sale of “any aftermarket exhaust system component” that would cause the vehicle to produce “excessive or unusual noise."