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SEMA-model legislation that would allow West Virginia’s vehicle hobbyists to install and use aftermarket modified exhaust systems that meet a 95-decibel limit was reintroduced in the West Virginia State Legislature.

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Automotive Legislation

SEMA Political Action Committee (SEMA PAC)

One More New Year’s Resolution—Join SEMA PAC and Make Your Voice Heard

You may be fed up with political antics in Washington, but there’s a lot happening in our nation’s capital that affects your bottom line. SEMA’s Political Action Committee (SEMA PAC) helps you keep pace by supporting the congressional car guys and gals who understand the importance of what you do.

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Automotive Legislation

Don’t Miss Your Chance to Tell Congress What Matters Most to You! 

Pursuing a pro-growth manufacturing and job-creation agenda, creating access to small business loans and credit, finding affordable health insurance options for employees, countering burdensome vehicle equipment regulations, preventing higher ethanol content in gasoline and combating counterfeit...

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Justin Hartenstein, YEN Member Insights, January 2014

January 2014

Justin Hartenstein, founder and president of Oracle Lighting, was a true automotive enthusiast from the beginning. When Hartenstein began selling automotive parts in his eBay store in 1999, it was primarily items that he had installed but later taken off his own rides. He later started making items...

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SEMA Councils: Opportunities to Learn, Grow and Inspire

Three upcoming council and network events will allow members the chance to learn, interact and affect change for the Emerging Trends & Technology Network (ETTN), Motorsports Parts Manufacturers Council (MPMC) and Wheel & Tire Council (WTC).

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MPMC

Media Trade Conference

Meeting Schedules Distributed for Media Trade Conference

Manufacturing companies and members of the media participating in the upcoming SEMA Media Trade Conference have been e-mailed the preliminary meeting schedules for the upcoming event, taking place Tuesday–Thursday, January 21–23, at the Embassy Suites Orange County Airport North in Santa Ana...

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Government Affairs

Automotive Legislation

Technical Report Evaluates Seat Belt Pretensioners and Load Limiters

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued a technical report evaluating the effectiveness of pretensioners and load limiters for seat belts in the front seats of light-duty vehicles (LTVs).

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Government Affairs

Companies Do Not Have to Display "Employee Rights" Poster

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) rule instructing employers to display an 11x17-in. poster informing workers of their right to unionize and bargain collectively has been overturned.

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Postage Rate Increases Take Effect January 26

The U.S. Postal Service has increased the price for mailing a first-class letter from 46 cents to 49 cents beginning January 26, 2014. The cost for mailing a standard-size postcard will increase by one penny to $.34.

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Automotive Legislation

Texas DMV Issues Proposed Regulations to Correct Street Rod and Custom Vehicle Policy

In comments to a proposal issued by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, SEMA commended the agency for removing provisions in the regulations that were in conflict with a 2011 law to provide for the titling of street rods and custom vehicles. Currently, the state does not allow the titling of...