Mississippi House Bill 151, which would
have repealed the Mississippi annual safety inspection of motor
vehicles
program, has died in committee. The bill was introduced by state
Rep. Steve
Horne, R-81. The Automotive Service Association (ASA) had
previously
launched a grassroots initiative to oppose MS H.B. 151 and is
pleased the
bill will not move forward.
Another Mississippi bill of interest, H.B. 848, has
also died in
committee. MS H.B. 848, introduced by Rep. Charles Jim Beckett,
R-23, would
have revised the Mississippi Motor Vehicle Safety Inspection Law
to require
the commissioner of public safety to require inspections not
more than once
every two years. It also revised the fees for motor vehicles
safety
inspections.
To view MS H.B. 151 or MS H.B. 848, visit ASA's
legislative
website at www.TakingTheHill.com.
The Automotive Service Association supported the
creation of the
Federal Insurance Office and is against repeal of the mandate
granted to the
FIO to make recommendations to Congress regarding insurance
regulations. ASA
encourages independent repairers to go to the ASA legislative
website,www.TakingTheHill.com, to send a letter to their
senators and
representatives encouraging them to oppose efforts to eliminate
funding of
the Federal Insurance Office modernization study.
