Legislators around the country have been busy over the past month and, consequently, so has SEMA’s government affairs office. Association staff has plowed through thousands of bills and identified hundreds that may be of interest to member companies. The most pressing of these bills result in Action Alerts being shot out to members and highlighted in SEMA News and the SEMA Action Network’s (SAN) monthly publication, Driving Force.

Given limited print space, however, SEMA has expanded this bill-tracking effort into an online compilation provided at no cost, 24/7, on the SAN website, www.semasan.com. Along the left-hand column of the SAN website you will find, in red underlined letters, the words “My State.” Simply find the state in which you do business, click once and you are transported to a list of legislation pertaining to your market’s interests.

Some of the bills listed on the site will never progress past introduction; others will go on to become the laws of tomorrow. The period following a bill’s introduction is critical to its success or failure. It is at this time, immediately following introduction, that SEMA aims to inform members and enthusiasts and encourage their participation in the legislative process through e-mails and phone calls to state representatives. Such correspondence has a proven and direct impact on the decisions of legislators.

We encourage you to visit www.semasan.com. The information on this site will provide you with the tools you need to help affect real change, protect the industry from detrimental state laws and proactively support favorable ones.

Please contact Ashley Ailsworth at ashleya@sema.org if you have any questions. She would be happy to provide you with any bill’s full text, current status and committee information.

Legislators around the country have been busy over the past month and, consequently, so has SEMA’s government affairs office. Association staff has plowed through thousands of bills and identified hundreds that may be of interest to member companies. The most pressing of these bills result in Action Alerts being shot out to members and highlighted in SEMA News and the SEMA Action Network’s (SAN) monthly publication, Driving Force.

Given limited print space, however, SEMA has expanded this bill-tracking effort into an online compilation provided at no cost, 24/7, on the SAN website, www.semasan.com. Along the left-hand column of the SAN website you will find, in red underlined letters, the words “My State.” Simply find the state in which you do business, click once and you are transported to a list of legislation pertaining to your market’s interests.

Some of the bills listed on the site will never progress past introduction; others will go on to become the laws of tomorrow. The period following a bill’s introduction is critical to its success or failure. It is at this time, immediately following introduction, that SEMA aims to inform members and enthusiasts and encourage their participation in the legislative process through e-mails and phone calls to state representatives. Such correspondence has a proven and direct impact on the decisions of legislators.

We encourage you to visit www.semasan.com. The information on this site will provide you with the tools you need to help affect real change, protect the industry from detrimental state laws and proactively support favorable ones.

Please contact Ashley Ailsworth at ashleya@sema.org if you have any questions. She would be happy to provide you with any bill’s full text, current status and committee information.

Legislators around the country have been busy over the past month and, consequently, so has SEMA’s government affairs office. Association staff has plowed through thousands of bills and identified hundreds that may be of interest to member companies. The most pressing of these bills result in Action Alerts being shot out to members and highlighted in SEMA News and the SEMA Action Network’s (SAN) monthly publication, Driving Force.

Given limited print space, however, SEMA has expanded this bill-tracking effort into an online compilation provided at no cost, 24/7, on the SAN website, www.semasan.com. Along the left-hand column of the SAN website you will find, in red underlined letters, the words “My State.” Simply find the state in which you do business, click once and you are transported to a list of legislation pertaining to your market’s interests.

Some of the bills listed on the site will never progress past introduction; others will go on to become the laws of tomorrow. The period following a bill’s introduction is critical to its success or failure. It is at this time, immediately following introduction, that SEMA aims to inform members and enthusiasts and encourage their participation in the legislative process through e-mails and phone calls to state representatives. Such correspondence has a proven and direct impact on the decisions of legislators.

We encourage you to visit www.semasan.com. The information on this site will provide you with the tools you need to help affect real change, protect the industry from detrimental state laws and proactively support favorable ones.

Please contact Ashley Ailsworth at ashleya@sema.org if you have any questions. She would be happy to provide you with any bill’s full text, current status and committee information.

Nominations are now being accepted for the SEMA Hall of Fame. Submit your nomination online by using this link.

Nominations are now being accepted for the SEMA Hall of Fame. Created in 1969, the SEMA Hall of Fame is the most prestigious award presented to an individual by the association. It is designed to honor outstanding persons in the industry who have enhanced the stature of, or significantly contributed to, the industry and/or association's growth.

Nominations are being accepted until March 16, 2011, and can be submitted online by following this link.

To learn more about the SEMA Hall of Fame and for a list of inductees, visit www.semahof.com or contact Lisa Moreno at lisam@sema.org or 909/978-6684.

Read more about the SEMA Hall of Fame and the inductees enshrined in 2010 through the August 2010 issue of SEMA News. Last year's SEMA Hall of Fame inductees—Richard "Dick" McMullen, Chuck Schwartz and Van Woodell—are all featured, and their stories reveal how doing what they love resulted in major contributions that have left indelible positive marks on the specialty-equipment industry.

Nominations are now being accepted for the SEMA Hall of Fame. Submit your nomination online by using this link.

Nominations are now being accepted for the SEMA Hall of Fame. Created in 1969, the SEMA Hall of Fame is the most prestigious award presented to an individual by the association. It is designed to honor outstanding persons in the industry who have enhanced the stature of, or significantly contributed to, the industry and/or association's growth.

Nominations are being accepted until March 16, 2011, and can be submitted online by following this link.

To learn more about the SEMA Hall of Fame and for a list of inductees, visit www.semahof.com or contact Lisa Moreno at lisam@sema.org or 909/978-6684.

Read more about the SEMA Hall of Fame and the inductees enshrined in 2010 through the August 2010 issue of SEMA News. Last year's SEMA Hall of Fame inductees—Richard "Dick" McMullen, Chuck Schwartz and Van Woodell—are all featured, and their stories reveal how doing what they love resulted in major contributions that have left indelible positive marks on the specialty-equipment industry.

Nominations are now being accepted for the SEMA Hall of Fame. Submit your nomination online by using this link.

Nominations are now being accepted for the SEMA Hall of Fame. Created in 1969, the SEMA Hall of Fame is the most prestigious award presented to an individual by the association. It is designed to honor outstanding persons in the industry who have enhanced the stature of, or significantly contributed to, the industry and/or association's growth.

Nominations are being accepted until March 16, 2011, and can be submitted online by following this link.

To learn more about the SEMA Hall of Fame and for a list of inductees, visit www.semahof.com or contact Lisa Moreno at lisam@sema.org or 909/978-6684.

Read more about the SEMA Hall of Fame and the inductees enshrined in 2010 through the August 2010 issue of SEMA News. Last year's SEMA Hall of Fame inductees—Richard "Dick" McMullen, Chuck Schwartz and Van Woodell—are all featured, and their stories reveal how doing what they love resulted in major contributions that have left indelible positive marks on the specialty-equipment industry.

Nominations are now being accepted for the SEMA Hall of Fame. Submit your nomination online by using this link.

Nominations are now being accepted for the SEMA Hall of Fame. Created in 1969, the SEMA Hall of Fame is the most prestigious award presented to an individual by the association. It is designed to honor outstanding persons in the industry who have enhanced the stature of, or significantly contributed to, the industry and/or association's growth.

Nominations are being accepted until March 16, 2011, and can be submitted online by following this link.

To learn more about the SEMA Hall of Fame and for a list of inductees, visit www.semahof.com or contact Lisa Moreno at lisam@sema.org or 909/978-6684.

Read more about the SEMA Hall of Fame and the inductees enshrined in 2010 through the August 2010 issue of SEMA News. Last year's SEMA Hall of Fame inductees—Richard "Dick" McMullen, Chuck Schwartz and Van Woodell—are all featured, and their stories reveal how doing what they love resulted in major contributions that have left indelible positive marks on the specialty-equipment industry.

Nominations are now being accepted for the SEMA Hall of Fame. Submit your nomination online by using this link.

Nominations are now being accepted for the SEMA Hall of Fame. Created in 1969, the SEMA Hall of Fame is the most prestigious award presented to an individual by the association. It is designed to honor outstanding persons in the industry who have enhanced the stature of, or significantly contributed to, the industry and/or association's growth.

Nominations are being accepted until March 16, 2011, and can be submitted online by following this link.

To learn more about the SEMA Hall of Fame and for a list of inductees, visit www.semahof.com or contact Lisa Moreno at lisam@sema.org or 909/978-6684.

Read more about the SEMA Hall of Fame and the inductees enshrined in 2010 through the August 2010 issue of SEMA News. Last year's SEMA Hall of Fame inductees—Richard "Dick" McMullen, Chuck Schwartz and Van Woodell—are all featured, and their stories reveal how doing what they love resulted in major contributions that have left indelible positive marks on the specialty-equipment industry.

Nominations are now being accepted for the SEMA Hall of Fame. Submit your nomination online by using this link.

Nominations are now being accepted for the SEMA Hall of Fame. Created in 1969, the SEMA Hall of Fame is the most prestigious award presented to an individual by the association. It is designed to honor outstanding persons in the industry who have enhanced the stature of, or significantly contributed to, the industry and/or association's growth.

Nominations are being accepted until March 16, 2011, and can be submitted online by following this link.

To learn more about the SEMA Hall of Fame and for a list of inductees, visit www.semahof.com or contact Lisa Moreno at lisam@sema.org or 909/978-6684.

Read more about the SEMA Hall of Fame and the inductees enshrined in 2010 through the August 2010 issue of SEMA News. Last year's SEMA Hall of Fame inductees—Richard "Dick" McMullen, Chuck Schwartz and Van Woodell—are all featured, and their stories reveal how doing what they love resulted in major contributions that have left indelible positive marks on the specialty-equipment industry.

Nominations are now being accepted for the SEMA Hall of Fame. Submit your nomination online by using this link.

Nominations are now being accepted for the SEMA Hall of Fame. Created in 1969, the SEMA Hall of Fame is the most prestigious award presented to an individual by the association. It is designed to honor outstanding persons in the industry who have enhanced the stature of, or significantly contributed to, the industry and/or association's growth.

Nominations are being accepted until March 16, 2011, and can be submitted online by following this link.

To learn more about the SEMA Hall of Fame and for a list of inductees, visit www.semahof.com or contact Lisa Moreno at lisam@sema.org or 909/978-6684.

Read more about the SEMA Hall of Fame and the inductees enshrined in 2010 through the August 2010 issue of SEMA News. Last year's SEMA Hall of Fame inductees—Richard "Dick" McMullen, Chuck Schwartz and Van Woodell—are all featured, and their stories reveal how doing what they love resulted in major contributions that have left indelible positive marks on the specialty-equipment industry.