June State Affairs Update

June was an active month for state legislatures, with many wrapping up their 2026 sessions. Here's what moved on issues affecting parts manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and repair shops.

Sessions wrapping up

Louisiana adjourned June 1, New Hampshire June 4, New York June 5, Rhode Island June 11, and Arizona June 13. Delaware's session runs through June 30. Georgia convened a special session on redistricting on June 17, and Virginia and Alaska remain in special session on budget and LNG project matters.

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)

Colorado's governor signed SB 26-003 on June 3, creating an end-of-life management program for electric vehicle batteries. It's the first state EV battery law to set specific recovery rates for nickel, cobalt, and lithium.

New York's packaging EPR bill (S 1464 / A 1749A) failed sine die when the legislature adjourned June 5. It passed the Senate but never got an Assembly vote, the third year in a row this kind of bill has stalled there. Given the repeated pattern, expect a similar bill next session.

California kept two bills moving. AB 2253 would tighten documentation requirements for recycled-content marketing claims and expand them beyond food containers to all products; it was amended and re-referred to committee on June 25. SB 615, which would create reporting and disposal requirements for vehicle traction batteries and bar retailers from selling non-compliant ones, was pulled from the Assembly inactive file and advanced to third reading on June 23, calendared for a floor vote on July 2. This is the bill's third attempt after a 2024 veto and a 2025 stall, and sponsors are now discussing amendments to mirror Colorado's enacted battery EPR law.

Colorado's Department of Public Health and Environment also raised the revenue threshold for its Producer Responsibility Program exemption to $5,779,297, effective July 15. Members near that threshold should check their status now.

Maryland's packaging EPR program (SB 901) takes effect June 30, with a producer registration deadline of July 1. More detail is available on Auto Care's Advocacy in Action blog.

Wisconsin's battery collection and recycling law (2025 Act 170) is now in force, with a compliance deadline of January 1, 2027, for battery producers, brand owners, and importers to join a state-approved stewardship organization. No exemption has been identified for non-lead-acid vehicle batteries. See Auto Care's write-up for what members need to do now.

PFAS

Rhode Island's governor signed HB 7734 and its companion SB 2799 on June 19, clarifying enforcement of the state's Consumer PFAS Ban Act and extending coverage to products sold for commercial and industrial use.

New Jersey's S 4057, which would exempt vehicle-specific textiles (carpet, rugs, fabric) from the state's PFAS restrictions, had its second reading on June 8 after a favorable committee report.

Pennsylvania's HB 1261, addressing PFAS in firefighting foam, was laid on the table in the Senate on June 10.

Illinois sent HB 2955, which sets up a PFAS Wastewater Citizen Protection Committee, to the governor's desk on June 26.

New Mexico finalized two AFFF-related rules on June 23: one requiring inventory reporting and use restrictions for PFAS-containing firefighting foam (effective August 1), and one classifying spent AFFF as hazardous waste (effective December 1).

Maryland opened a comment period on June 26 on reissuing a discharge permit with new PFAS non-detect limits for groundwater remediation; comments are due August 13.

Massachusetts' climate resilience bond bill (S 3064), which includes funding for PFAS-free firefighter turnout gear, passed the House unanimously on June 17.

Right to Repair and vehicle glass

Illinois' motor vehicle glass ADAS calibration notice bill (HB 4373) failed sine die June 1 when the legislature adjourned.

Ohio's SB 306, which would restrict repair facility contract practices tied to insurance claims, got a substitute reported out of the House Insurance Committee on June 9.

North Carolina's HB 356 started the month with glass repair and ADAS calibration provisions intact, but by June 17, those provisions had been stripped out in committee. The bill now focuses on insurance and inspection timing issues, not repair.

New York's vehicle inspection study bill (S 8745 / A 10181) failed sine die when the legislature adjourned June 5.

Vehicle safety

California's SB 1315, which would require automakers to let drivers disable ADAS features that were previously manually controllable, moved twice this month: amended June 3 to narrow its scope, then amended again June 24 to broaden it back out to cover any system with prior manual operation.

Colorado's Board of Education published proposed school transportation vehicle inspection rules on June 11, with a public hearing set for Aug. 19.

Washington, D.C.'s B 26-0684, establishing a commercial autonomous vehicle permitting program, has a public hearing scheduled for July 13.

New Jersey introduced companion bills (A 5313 / S 4497) in late June to reinstate mandatory combined emissions and safety inspections for passenger vehicles, a potential expansion opportunity for inspection-related aftermarket parts and services.

California

Thanks to CAWA (the California Automotive Wholesalers' Association), our state association partner representing aftermarket parts manufacturers, jobbers, distributors, and retailers across California, Nevada, and Arizona, for the details behind several of the items below.

A few more California developments this month, beyond what's covered above. SB 1075, which strengthens enforcement of the state's Community Air Protection Program and expands the definition of "disadvantaged community," cleared the Assembly Appropriations Committee on June 29. SB 1392, which would exempt qualifying collector vehicles from smog check requirements on a phased basis starting with pre-1981 models, passed the Assembly Transportation Committee unanimously on June 29, the furthest any version of this bill has advanced, good news for the restoration and specialty parts market. Separately, the California Energy Commission closed public comment on its replacement tire efficiency rulemaking on June 9 and held a hearing on the proposed rule on June 10; the rule would add reporting requirements, a state tire database, and minimum performance standards for replacement tires sold in the state.

Workforce training

Virginia's biennial budget bill (HB 30) received the governor's recommendation this month and includes funding for a Northern Virginia Community College program providing automotive and building maintenance technical training.

Questions about any of these bills? Reach out to the state affairs team.