The Texas House Transportation Committee unanimously passed a bill (H.B. 1755) to create a titling and registration class for assembled vehicles, including kit cars, custom vehicles and street rods, replica cars and dune buggies.

Legislation (H.B. 1755) has been introduced in Texas to create a titling and registration class for assembled vehicles, including kit cars, custom vehicles and street rods, replica cars and dune buggies.

Several bills introduced in West Virginia in 2019 failed to pass both chambers of the legislature prior to the adjournment of the session.

Legislation (S. 2084) has been introduced in the Massachusetts Senate to allow blue-dot taillights on street rods and custom vehicles.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule banning methylene chloride used in paint removers for consumer use.

Legislation (A.B. 210) in the California Assembly to exempt motor vehicles produced prior to the ’83 model year from the state’s emissions inspection requirement will be considered by the Assembly Committee on Transportation on March 25.

Both the EPA and CARB recently announced several settlement agreements with companies that had allegedly marketed illegal emissions-related products.

Legislation (S.B. 667) in West Virginia to create the West Virginia Motorsports Committee to aid in the development of racing events and facilities throughout the state passed the House Government Organization Committee and awaits a final vote on the House Floor.

Legislation (L.B. 156) in Nebraska to allow for the titling and registration of former military vehicles passed the Transportation and Telecommunication Committee and now goes for a final vote in the legislature.

Legislation (H.B. 1623) has been introduced in the Illinois House of Representatives to require the issuance of only a single, rear-mounted license plate for all motor vehicles.