Pending Legislation & Regulation

• North Carolina Street Rod and Replica Bill Signed Into Law 
  
• Pro-Hobbyist Inoperable Vehicle Bill Reintroduced in Michigan
  
  
• Texas Street Rod and Replica Vehicle Bill Fails to Receive Vote in Full House of Representatives; Hope Remains!
  
  
• Backyard Vehicle Restoration Bill Amended in West Virginia
  
  
• Update on Oregon Bill to Prohibit Sale of Aftermarket Parts
  
  
• Connecticut Introduces Bill to Exempt Antique, Rare and Special Interest Vehicles from Property Taxes
  
  
• Utah Street Rod and Custom Vehicle Bill Signed Into Law  
  
  
• Pennsylvania Reintroduces Bill to Ban the Use of Aftermarket Exhaust Systems
  
  
• Wyoming Street Rod and Custom Vehicle Bill Signed Into Law  
  
  
• Virginia Withdraws Bill to Restrict Hobbyist Inoperable Vehicles
  
  
• Pro-Hobbyist Street Rod and Custom Vehicle Bill Reintroduced in New York
  
  
• Pro-Hobbyist Street Rod and Custom Vehicle Bill to be Considered by New Jersey Senate Committee
  
  
• Massachusetts Street Rod and Custom Vehicle Bill Vetoed By Governor

• SEMA Model Custom Vehicle Legislation Signed into Law in Tennessee
  
  
• Iowa Street Rod and Replica Vehicle Bill Signed Into Law
  
  
• Pro-Hobbyist Replica Vehicle Legislation Signed Into Law in Idaho
  
  
• Florida Governor Signs SEMA Street-Rod/Custom Vehicle Bill Into Law - July 2007
  
  
• SAN Defeats Anti-Hobbyist Inoperable Vehicle Bill in Kentucky - April 2007
  
  
• Aftermarket Exhaust System Ban Silenced in Massachusetts - August 2006
  
  
• Colorado Pro-Hobbyist Kit Car Bill Signed into Law - June 2006
  
  
• Illinois Enthusiasts Defeat Harmful Inoperable Vehicle Bill - May 2006
  
  
• Anti-Hobby Inoperable Vehicle Bill Defeated in West Virginia - April 2006 
  
  
• Blue Dot Taillight Bill Signed Into Law in Mississippi - March 2006
  
  
• Michigan Representative Decides Not to Move Forward With Bill to Ban Aftermarket Exhaust Systems - February 2006
   
  
• California Publishes Smog Check Certification Policy For Specially Constructed Vehicles - December 2005
  
  
• Ban on Spinner Hubcaps Dies as New York Legislature Adjourns for the Year - July 2005
  
  
• Illinois Blue Dot Taillight Bill Signed Into Law - July 2005
  
  
• SEMA Custom Vehicle Bill Becomes Law in Maine - June 2005
  
  
• Maine Bill Protecting Hobbyist Activities Signed Into Law - June 2005 
  
  
• Illinois Bill to Ban Aftermarket Exhaust Systems Dies for the Year as Legislative Session Adjourns - June 2005
  
  
• Anti-Hobbyist Inoperable Vehicle Bill Dies as Illinois Legislature Adjourns - June 2005
  
  
• Georgia Blue Dot Bill Signed Into Law - May 2005
  
  
• Hawaii Bill to Increase Fines for Violation of Aftermarket Exhaust System Ban Dies as Legislature Adjourns for Year - May 2005
  
  
• Maine Bill to Expand Permissible Use of Nitrous Oxide Use Signed Into Law - April 2005
  
  
• Arkansas Bill Designating Permissible Use of Nitrous Signed Into Law - April 2005
  
  
• Montana Pro-Hobbyist Street Rod and Custom Vehicle Bill Signed Into Law - April 2005
  
  
• Arizona Emissions Test Exemption for Collectible Vehicles Signed Into Law by Governor - April 2005
  
  
• SEMA Pro-Hobbyist Inoperable Vehicle Bill Becomes Law in Kentucky - April 2005
  
  
• SEMA Keeps the Spin In Iowa Hubcaps Options - March 2005
  
  
• Virginia Bill to Ban Spinner Wheels Dies  - March 2005
  
  
• Montana Bill to Require Fenders on Hobbyist Vehicles Dies - February 2005
  
  
• Pennsylvania Bill to Ban the Use of Aftermarket Exhaust Systems Dead for the Year! - November 2004
  
  
• Governor Signs Smog Check Exemption Repeal Bill Into Law - September 2004
  
  
• Rhode Island, Missouri Become Second and Third States to Enact SEMA Street Rod/Custom Vehicle Registration Bill - August 2004
  
  
• Hawaii Street Rod/Replica Bill Signed Into Law - June 2004
  
  
• Missouri Enacts SEMA Street Rod/Custom Vehicle Bill - July 2004 
  
  
• Illinois legislation to regulate lamp covers dies in Senate- April 2004
  
  
• Blue Dot Taillights in Illinois and Mississippi - May 2004
  
  
• Mississippi Replica Vehicles - May 2004
  
  
• Rhode Island Enacts SEMA Street Rod/Custom Vehicle Bill - July 2004
  
  
• California Exhaust Noise Testing Program Open for Business - 2003
  
  
• Maryland Inspection Standards Proposal Withdrawn – 2003
  
  
• Vetoed Missouri Street Rods/Custom Vehicles Bill to be Reintroduced – 2003
  
  
• SEMA Successful in Amending Ontario, Canada Performance Equipment Bill - 2003
  
  
• Oregon Vehicle Lighting Equipment Bill Becomes Law – 2003
  
  
• Nebraska Passes Legislation Pertaining to Titling and Registration – 2003
  
  
• Illinois introduces legislation to regulate lamp covers - September 2003
  
  
• California Opens “Specially Constructed” Class To Previously Registered Vehicles - 2002
  
  
• Illinois Enacts SEMA Street Rod/Custom Vehicle Registration Bill - 2002
  
  
• California Bill to Simplify Specially Constructed Vehicle Registration Signed into Law - 2001
  
  
• Missouri Bill to Exempt Historic Vehicles from Emissions Tests Signed into Law - 2001
  
  
• Arkansas Bill to Ban Covers and Coatings on Taillamps Dead - 2001
  
  
• Georgia Legislation to Ban Taillight Covers is Dead - 2001
  
  
• Georgia Bill to Unfairly Limit Vehicle Lifting and Lowering Killed - 2001
  
  
• Maine Passes Pro-Hobby Custom Vehicle Legislation - 2001
  
  
• Minnesota Enacts Laws on Blue-Dot Taillights, Specialty Car License Plates - 2000
  
  
• New Louisiana Fender Requirements Law Accommodates Hobbyists - 1999
  
  
• Washington State Patrol Issues Vehicle Equipment Regulation - 1998
  
  
• Maryland Hobbyist Act to Preserve the Hobby for Future Generations - 1998