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Ohio Legislative Update
« on: December 04, 2013, 06:50:54 PM »
   

 
URGENT LEGISLATIVE ALERT (UPDATE)
 

Ohio Headlamps Bill Approved by Committee With Amendment; Moves to Full Senate

In a unanimous vote, the Ohio Senate Transportation Committee approved legislation (S.B. 161) that originally required headlights on motor vehicles to display a “white light” without defining the term.  A SEMA Action Network (SAN) amendment that was included in the bill now conforms the legislation to U.S. Department of Transportation standards regarding headlamp color, which all headlamps destined for on-road use must comply.  The bill now moves to the Senate floor for a vote by all members.

We Urge You to Contact Members of the Ohio Senate (Contact Info Below) to Support the Amended S.B. 161
• All headlamps are required to comply with the color requirements contained in the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards.  It is illegal for a state to enact a law that would conflict with a federal standard.
 
• Under the Federal standards, it is possible to design a headlamp that can be perceived as having a blue tint but which nevertheless remains within the federal boundaries that define "white."
 
• The original S.B. 161 seemed to be targeting illegal high-intensity discharge (HID) conversion kits, which are already illegal under Federal law.  However, the original bill could have even banned factory-installed HID headlamps which emit a blue hue.

DON’T DELAY!  Please contact members of the Ohio Senate by phone or e-mail to request their support for the amended version of S.B. 161

Please e-mail a copy of your letter to Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.  Also, please forward this Alert to your fellow car enthusiasts.  Urge them to join the SAN and help defend the hobby! Thank you for your assistance.

Ohio Senate

To e-mail all Senate members, copy and paste the email address block below:

hite@ohiosenate.gov; gardner@ohiosenate.gov; bacon@ohiosenate.gov; coley@ohiosenate.gov; beagle@ohiosenate.gov; lehner@ohiosenate.gov; jones@ohiosenate.gov; seitz@ohiosenate.gov; Kearney@ohiosenate.gov; widener@ohiosenate.gov; brown@ohiosenate.gov; faber@ohiosenate.gov; manning@ohiosenate.gov; uecker@ohiosenate.gov; Tavares@ohiosenate.gov; hughes@ohiosenate.gov; Peterson@ohiosenate.gov; eklund@ohiosenate.gov; Jordan@ohiosenate.gov; balderson@ohiosenate.gov; smith@ohiosenate.gov; obhof@ohiosenate.gov; skindell@ohiosenate.gov; patton@ohiosenate.gov; turner@ohiosenate.gov; burke@ohiosenate.gov; larose@ohiosenate.gov; sawyer@ohiosenate.gov; oelslager@ohiosenate.gov; gentile@ohiosenate.gov; schaffer@ohiosenate.gov; cafaro@ohiosenate.gov; schiavoni@ohiosenate.gov


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