By SEMA Editors

Following are dates and locations for several upcoming SEMA-sponsored shows, webinars and activities.

For association-related travel, contact Manya Petropaki (manya.p@travelstoreusa.com) at Travel Store USA, 949-930-9268.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

Legislation to allow a camping or fifth-wheel trailer more than 25 years old to be permanently registered for a $25 fee has been introduced. The bill also allows those possessing a year of manufacture license plate more than 25 years old to use the plate as a historic trailer plate if the configuration of letters and numbers have not been issued to someone else. Under the bill, the owner of the historic trailer must keep the certificate of registration in the trailer at all times.

For more information, visit the SEMA SAN Website.

For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

Legislation to allow a camping or fifth-wheel trailer more than 25 years old to be permanently registered for a $25 fee has been introduced. The bill also allows those possessing a year of manufacture license plate more than 25 years old to use the plate as a historic trailer plate if the configuration of letters and numbers have not been issued to someone else. Under the bill, the owner of the historic trailer must keep the certificate of registration in the trailer at all times.

For more information, visit the SEMA SAN Website.

For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

Legislation has been introduced in the Washington State House of Representatives to allow the issuance of only a single rear-mounted license plate for vehicles originally manufactured without an installed bracket, device, or other means to display and secure a license plate on the front of the vehicle. If enacted into law, the single plate allowance would take effect on July 1, 2017.

For more information, visit the SEMA SAN Website.

For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

Legislation has been introduced in the Washington State House of Representatives to allow the issuance of only a single rear-mounted license plate for vehicles originally manufactured without an installed bracket, device, or other means to display and secure a license plate on the front of the vehicle. If enacted into law, the single plate allowance would take effect on July 1, 2017.

For more information, visit the SEMA SAN Website.

For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

Legislation has been reintroduced in the New Jersey State Senate to require the issuance of only a single license plate for motor vehicles. The bill, favored by state hobbyists, requires that the single registration plate be attached on the rear of the vehicle. The measure would allow owners who were issued two license plates prior to the enactment and effective date of the bill to return one of the plates to the Motor Vehicle Commission.

For more information, visit the SEMA SAN Website.

For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

Legislation has been reintroduced in the New Jersey State Senate to require the issuance of only a single license plate for motor vehicles. The bill, favored by state hobbyists, requires that the single registration plate be attached on the rear of the vehicle. The measure would allow owners who were issued two license plates prior to the enactment and effective date of the bill to return one of the plates to the Motor Vehicle Commission.

For more information, visit the SEMA SAN Website.

For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

Legislation to subject historic vehicles of model year ’86 and later to undergo periodic safety inspections will be considered by the House Environment and Transportation Committee on January 28, 2016. It is unclear how often and under which conditions these inspections would take place.

Among other things, the bill makes it more difficult to register legitimate historic vehicles based on unsubstantiated claims of abuse without providing any real data; ignores the fact that it is already illegal for a person to drive on any state highway a vehicle that is in unsafe condition; ignores the fact that the state is already authorized by regulation to suspend the registration of any historic vehicle for use that is inconsistent with the registration requirements; and would force owners of ’86 and newer historic vehicles to incur the cost and inconvenience of periodic inspections while not directly addressing the issue of owners using these limited-use vehicles as daily drivers.

For more information, visit the SEMA SAN Website.

For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

Legislation to subject historic vehicles of model year ’86 and later to undergo periodic safety inspections will be considered by the House Environment and Transportation Committee on January 28, 2016. It is unclear how often and under which conditions these inspections would take place.

Among other things, the bill makes it more difficult to register legitimate historic vehicles based on unsubstantiated claims of abuse without providing any real data; ignores the fact that it is already illegal for a person to drive on any state highway a vehicle that is in unsafe condition; ignores the fact that the state is already authorized by regulation to suspend the registration of any historic vehicle for use that is inconsistent with the registration requirements; and would force owners of ’86 and newer historic vehicles to incur the cost and inconvenience of periodic inspections while not directly addressing the issue of owners using these limited-use vehicles as daily drivers.

For more information, visit the SEMA SAN Website.

For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.