The automotive aftermarket came out of May in better shape than it entered, but the compliance calendar is filling up. Right to repair scored incremental wins at the state level and a meaningful federal step forward with H.R. 7389 advancing out of committee. ADAS disclosure requirements are now law in more than a dozen states and closing in on the remaining holdouts. At the same time, EPR obligations are accumulating across multiple product categories and states, with Colorado's EV battery stewardship law setting four distinct deadlines between now and late 2028. What follows is a summary of what passed, what failed, and what the Auto Care Association is watching as the summer session calendar opens.

Bills That Passed / Enacted

Right to Repair / Vehicle Data 

CT SB 413 — Signed by the Governor May 27, 2026. Enacted. Revises motor vehicle data disclosure, consumer rights, dealer pricing, and franchise practices. Could affect how aftermarket service providers access vehicle information in Connecticut. Effective dates vary by provision.

OK SB 604 — Signed by the Governor, May 20, 2026. Enacted. Comprehensive motor vehicle franchise law revisions, including updated termination, cancellation, and nonrenewal standards. Franchise termination and nonrenewal provisions effective Nov. 1, 2026.

LA HB 848 — Unanimously passed the Senate on May 21. Awaiting the Governor's signature. Requires all-terrain vehicle and golf cart dealers to maintain accessible repair facilities and keep parts available for timely service. Louisiana adjourned June 1 — the bill is now with the Governor.

Vehicle Safety / ADAS

LA HB 929 — Passed the House 98-0 with Senate amendments concurred on May 13. Establishes the Louisiana Motor Vehicle Glass Law. Prohibits claim-related inducements, requires written ADAS calibration disclosures before and after repair, mandates itemized invoices, and bars insurers from requiring customers to use specific repair shops. Louisiana adjourned on June 1. The bill is now with the Governor. Louisiana was the fifth state this year to file a bill based on the NCOIL model legislation. Arizona, Florida, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, and Utah have also passed similar bills.

LA HB 868 — Tightens brake equipment and safety chain requirements for trailers and semitrailers to conform with manufacturer specs and federal motor vehicle safety standards. Louisiana adjourned on June 1. The bill is now with the Governor.

HI GM 1112-2026 — Signed by the Governor on May 14 as Act 012. Strengthens prohibitions on license plate obstruction and updates inspection certificate requirements. Effective Jan. 1, 2027.

CO HB 26-1326 — Sent to the Governor May 28. Extends the Public Utilities Commission's authority until 2037 and updates vehicle inspection and transportation safety requirements. Awaiting the Governor's signature.

EPR

CO SB 26-003 — Senate concurred with House amendments May 13; headed to the Governor. Key compliance timeline: registration with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is required by July 1, 2027. Stewardship plans due April 1, 2028. Producer participation in an approved stewardship organization is mandatory on Aug. 1, 2028. Landfill disposal of propulsion batteries is prohibited on Oct. 1, 2028.

MD COMAR 26.04.14 — Final regulations published May 15, effective May 25. Establishes producer responsibility obligations for packaging and paper products. Reporting and recordkeeping requirements with a minimum 5-year retention are in effect now for producers of covered products in Maryland.

PFAS

NM Final Rule (20.13.2 NMAC) — Effective July 1, 2026. Phased product bans begin Jan. 1, 2027, covering cookware, food packaging, dental floss, juvenile products, and firefighting foam. Expands Jan. 1, 2028, to carpets, cleaning products, cosmetics, fabric treatments, textiles, and upholstered furniture. Near-total ban on all remaining products on January 1, 2032, unless designated a currently unavoidable use. Universal PFAS label required on products manufactured after Jan. 1, 2027. Labeling waiver requests due Oct. 31, 2026.

MD HB 833 / SB 533 — Signed April 28, effective June 1, 2026. Reestablishes the Commission to Advance Lithium-Ion Battery Safety with authority to recommend EPR for lithium-ion batteries. Includes vehicle dismantling sector representation.

PFAS (New)

IL HB 2955 — Passed both chambers May 31, 2026. Awaiting the Governor's signature. Establishes the PFAS Wastewater Citizen Protection Act, creating a committee within the Illinois EPA to monitor PFAS developments, identify mitigation options, and issue a PFAS Action Plan within one year of enactment. Sunsets Dec. 31, 2044. Could shape future source-control requirements and financial obligations for commercial and industrial PFAS users.

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Bills That Failed / Stalled

IL HB 4373 — Motor Vehicle Glass Repair Act. Re-referred to Assignments June 1 after Illinois adjourned May 31. Dead this session. Would have required ADAS calibration disclosure before glass repairs. Eleven states have now passed similar NCOIL-based legislation. Illinois will likely revisit this next session.

CA AB 2245 — Stalled, will not move this session. Would have established producer responsibility for lubricant waste and packaging with recycling thresholds of 65%, rising to 70%. California's SB 54 packaging framework is now live — the infrastructure for a return is in place.

CO SB 26-090 — Postponed indefinitely April 27. Would have exempted IT equipment in critical infrastructure from Colorado's consumer right-to-repair laws.

RI HB 8391 — Held for further study. Would have eliminated repeat inspections for vehicles under 8,500 lbs until 20 years old.

OK SB 1772 — Vetoed by the Governor, May 12. Would have updated motor vehicle lighting requirements.

WI SB 45 — Failed partial veto override. Contained PFAS environmental provisions.

Active Advocacy Windows — June

June 10 — New York legislature adjourns. Final window for NY packaging EPR (S 1464/A 1749) and gas cylinder EPR (A 8195).

June 11-12 — WA insurance claims rulemaking. Hearing June 11; comment period closes June 12.

June 25 — RI Motor Vehicle Body and Salvage Repair regulation comment period closes.

June 25 — RI Motor Vehicle Glass Repair regulation comment period closes.

July 24 — MN PWCRA packaging rulemaking comment period closes.

February 1, 2027 — LA SR 164 insurer steering study findings due.

Bills to Watch

Right to Repair / Vehicle Data

WA Proposed Rulemaking — Modifies minimum standards for motor vehicle claims handling, expands unfair practices definitions, and revises total loss procedures. The hearing will take place June 11 at 10 a.m. PT; comment period closes June 12. Active window for Auto Care Association comment submission.

LA SR 164 — Adopted May 28. Tasks the Louisiana Department of Insurance to study insurer steering practices and the feasibility of a formal dispute resolution process between insurers and independent repair facilities. Findings are due Feb. 1, 2027. If the study supports legislation, it could give independent shops a statutory mechanism to fight steering in Louisiana and serve as a model for what other states pursue next.

EPR

NY S 1464 / A 1749 — Comprehensive packaging EPR bill at third reading in both chambers. PolicyNote rates highly likely to pass the Senate. New York adjourns June 10. The bill excludes chemical recycling, including pyrolysis, from its definition of recycling — a significant provision for compliance calculation.

NY A 8195 — Gas cylinder EPR framework referred to the Assembly Ways and Means Committee on May 28. High priority. Disposal ban effective Jan.1, 2031. Recycling rate targets: 30% by year five, 50% by year ten, 75% by year fifteen after plan approval. Retailer sales prohibition effective July 1, 2030, unless the producer is enrolled in an approved program. New York adjourns June 10.

CA Title 14 Regulations — California's Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Program finalized under SB 54, effective May 1. Registration and reporting obligations are immediate for producers distributing packaged goods in California.

MN PWCRA Rulemaking — Minnesota Pollution Control Agency published a request for public comments on May 26 on potential new rules implementing the Packaging Waste and Cost Reduction Act. The agency is specifically seeking input on exemption processes for packaging of hazardous or flammable products — directly relevant to automotive chemicals and parts packaging. Comment period closes July 24, 2026, at 4:30 PM CT.

Vehicle Safety / Workforce Training

LA HB 1085 — Sent to the Governor May 26. Louisiana adjourned June 1. Overhauls Louisiana's vehicle inspection program with new windshield standards, a biennial inspection framework, and a new Louisiana Vehicle Identification Program sticker requirement with a fee capped at $6/year collected biennially. Law enforcement cannot issue inspection citations between June 30, 2026, and Jan. 1, 2027. Full enforcement date Jan. 1, 2027.

RI Motor Vehicle Body and Salvage Vehicle Repair (230-RICR-30-05-2) — Proposed regulation published May 26. Adds ADAS to the required technician certifications for body repair shops. Class A licensees must certify that all technicians are ADAS-certified across all required categories. Comment period closes June 25, 2026.

RI Motor Vehicle Glass Repair (230-RICR-30-05-3) — Proposed regulation published May 26. Requires glass repair shops to hold ADAS calibration certification or maintain a formal agreement with a certified entity to perform calibrations. Restricts the use of aftermarket parts on vehicles less than 30 months old without the written owner's consent. Technician certifications must be renewed every three years. Comment period closes June 25, 2026.

What It Means for the Aftermarket

The closing days of May produced a cleaner picture than the month started with, but also surfaced a few items that changed the June outlook.

Connecticut SB 413 is now law, signed May 27. The motor vehicle data disclosure and dealer practice provisions are in effect. Oklahoma SB 604 has also been enacted, with franchise termination and nonrenewal protections for dealers taking effect on November 1. Both are incremental wins on the data access and dealer rights front at the state level.

Illinois HB 4373 dying in committee is the headline miss. The Motor Vehicle Glass Repair Act was one vote short of passage on the Senate floor when Illinois adjourned on May 31, and the bill was re-referred to Assignments. It's dead for this session. That said, the NCOIL ADAS disclosure model has now passed in eleven states, and Illinois will almost certainly revisit this next session. Shops operating there should watch the 2027 calendar.

The Rhode Island regulations are the most operationally specific ADAS requirements to emerge from this cycle. These aren't disclosure bills; they mandate actual technician certification for ADAS calibration as a condition of licensure for both body shops and glass repair shops. If finalized, Rhode Island will become one of the first states to embed ADAS competency into its occupational licensing framework. The June 25 comment deadline is an opportunity for the Auto Care Association to weigh in on certification standards, especially the provision that restricts aftermarket parts on vehicles under 30 months old.

Louisiana SR 164 is worth watching beyond its Feb. 2027 findings deadline. A Department of Insurance study on insurer steering and dispute resolution between insurers and independent shops, if it produces actionable recommendations, could become the template for legislative fights that currently play out informally in claims disputes across every state. Getting the Auto Care Association's perspective into the study process before the findings are written is worth considering.

The Minnesota PWCRA rulemaking comment window through July 24 is the one EPR opportunity where exemption criteria for hazardous and flammable product packaging are explicitly on the table. Automotive chemicals, fluids, and certain parts packaging could benefit from well-crafted exemption language. That comment period deserves attention before it closes.

New York's June 10 adjournment is the remaining high-stakes deadline. Both the packaging EPR bill and the gas cylinder EPR framework are moving with strong passage predictions. If the packaging bill passes, producers selling packaged goods in New York face a comprehensive compliance framework. The gas cylinder bill's precedent for product-specific EPR is the longer-term concern for the aftermarket. H.R. 7389, heading to the House floor with the MOU codification and ADAS Integrity Act provisions, is the federal story that will define the second half of 2026, and the preemption question around Massachusetts's right to repair law is the one thread that could either strengthen or undercut everything the aftermarket has built at the state level.