Pub. 2 2020 Issue 3

The Legislature Comes to a Halt A s of this writing, due to the COVID-19 pan- demic and out of an abundance of caution, the New Hampshire legislature is postponed for an unknown period of time. During this time, the statehouse is closed to legislative members, legislative staff and visitors. It is unclear as of now what type of modified session the legislature will have when it returns. According to the legislative calendar, Thursday, June 4th is the last day they are scheduled to meet. At the last House session on March 11th that was an unexpected 18-hour marathon day ending at 4 a.m., they did pass a rule change that will allow for some flexibility on the pre-determined deadline dates due to COVID-19 as long as they are agreed to by both the Democratic and Republican leaders. On the last day that the full House of Representatives met, there were a number of member business bills important to NHADA that were voted on. They include: HB 1455: Relative to Vehicle Repair Standards. This bill is the collision repair initiative that NHADA undertook last year and, following the governor's veto, chose to tackle once again. The bill's goal is to ensure that vehicles are safely and properly repaired by following manufacturers suggested repair procedures for scanning and calibrations when collisions occur. The bill also seeks to protect a DAN BENNETT V.P. GOVERNMENT RELATIONS D R I V E 6