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Financing the Future

As the mid-term election year heats up, it is critical that SEMA’s Political Action Committee (PAC) be well-equipped to help elect lawmakers who understand the economic importance of our industry.

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SEMA News
- May 2010 

Now More Than Ever, SEMA PAC Needs Your Investment

As the mid-term election year heats up, it is critical that SEMA’s Political Action Committee (PAC) be well-equi

Power Steering

The laws and regulations that govern how SEMA members do business have an increased and growing impact on the way automotive specialty-equipment products are made, distributed and marketed.

SEMA News - May 2010 

SEMA Provides Legislative Advocacy for the Industry

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Representative John Campbell of California (left) discusses industry issues with Hillbank Motor Corp.

The Changing Dynamic of “Change”

The 2010 mid-term elections are around the corner, and at no time in recent history has Washington been so divided.

SEMA News - May 2010

By Dan Sadowski

CalPAC

As a SEMA member, your membership renewal statement includes a request for support for SEMA’s California Political Action Committee.

SEMA News - May 2010

Support California Lawmakers Who Support You!  

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As a SEMA member, your membership renewal statement includes a request for support for SEMA’s California

Law and Order

Law and Order is an update of some of the most recent federal and state legislative and regulatory issues that could potentially impact the automotive specialty-equipment industry. These include issues affecting small-business owners and their employees.

SEMA News - April 2010

 
Law and Order is an update of some of the most recent federal and state legislative and regulatory issues that could potentially impact the automotive specialty-equipment industry. These include issues affecting small-business owners and their employees.

Law and Order

Law and Order is an update of some of the most recent federal and state legislative and regulatory issues that could potentially impact the automotive specialty-equipment industry.

SEMA News - March 2010 

Legislative and Technical Affairs 

By Steve McDonald

Law and Order

Law and Order is an update of some of the most recent federal and state legislative and regulatory issues that could potentially impact the automotive specialty-equipment industry.

SEMA News - February 2010

By Steve McDonald

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Law and Order is an update of some of the most recent federal and state legislative and regulatory issues that could potentially impact the automotive specialty-equipment industry. These include issues affecting small-business owners and their employees.

 

Law and Order

The laws and regulations that govern how SEMA members do business have an increased and growing impact on the way automotive specialty-equipment products are made, distributed and marketed.

SEMA News - December 2009

By Steve McDonald

2009: The Year in Review

The laws and regulations that govern how SEMA members do business have an increased and growing impact on the way automotive specialty-equipment products are made, distributed and marketed. As the nation and our industry struggle with a balky economy, SEMA’s charge is to stay on top of every relevant state and federal matter of consequence to its membership to ensure the best possible outcome.

The following are just a few examples of critical legislative/regulatory issues that the government affairs office was involved in this year. A comprehensive review of these and other issues follows.

SEMA and California Agencies Solve Titling Dilemma for Hobbyist Vehicles

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Working on behalf of California enthusiasts of specialty vehicles (street rods, custom vehicles, kit cars and replicas) and in cooperation with the Department of Motor Vehicles, the Bureau of Automotive Repair, the Air Resources Board and the attorney general’s office, SEMA has resolved a complex and threatening issue to this market segment and the industry it serves. “This breakthrough procedure allows owners of certain specially constructed vehicles (SCVs) to avoid the pitfalls of a previously muddy process for legally registering and titling such vehicles in California,” said Steve McDonald, SEMA vice president of government affairs. “Under this process, vehicle owners can avoid a situation that could have led to confiscated SCVs and law enforcement action.

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Law and Order

Law and Order is an update of some of the most recent federal and state legislative and regulatory issues that could potentially impact the automotive specialty-equipment industry.

SEMA News - November 2009

 By Steve McDonald

Law and Order is an update of some of the most recent federal and state legislative and regulatory issues that could potentially impact the automotive specialty-equipment industry. These include issues affecting small-business owners and their employees.