Hot Rod bills sweeping the country

SEMA legislation adopted in more states

The folks at SEMA are working hard on our behalf and their efforts are being rewarded in states across the country – including Arkansas, Florida, New York and Virginia.

SEMA has drafted legislation allowing (among other things) registration of replicas as the year of the body that they most represent.  SEMA-model laws have already been enacted in Virginia, Washington, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Missouri, Montana and Rhode Island allowing registration of a Mk3 Roadster as a 1965 replica.

The Arkansas law (from the SEMA website):
Arkansas joined the growing list of states to enact SEMA model legislation to amend the vehicle titling and registration classification for street rods and create a classification for custom vehicles.. The bill was approved by the Arkansas State Legislature and signed into law by Governor Mike Beebe.  Under the new law, a street rod is defined as an altered vehicle manufactured before 1949 and a custom as an altered vehicle at least 25 years old and manufactured after 1948.  Importantly, kit cars and replica vehicles will be assigned a certificate of title bearing the same model year designation as the production vehicle they most closely resemble.

The Virginia law (from the SEMA website):

Car hobbyists and related businesses scored another major victory when a version of SEMA model legislation to create a statutory titling and registration class for replica vehicles was passed by the Virginia General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Tim Kaine.  The new law goes into effect on July 1, 2007. 

Empire State and Sunshine State FFROGs should get politically active to support SEMA bills, which have been recently introduced into their General Assemblies.

New York car enthusiasts are urged to contact members of the Assembly’s Transportation Committee and request this legislation’s approval.  The members and their contact information are listed below.

Florida Governor Charlie Crist (per SEMA):

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