SF 573: Relating to motor vehicle glass repair, replacement, and insurance, making penalties applicable, and including applicability provisions

What it does

This bill relates to motor vehicle glass repair, replacement, and insurance. The bill regulates the post-loss assignment of benefits, calibration of advanced driver assistance systems, and motor vehicle glass repair claims and practices, prohibits certain related acts, provides a right for an insured person to choose a motor vehicle glass repair shop, establishes presumptions if repair shops engage in regular and consistent patterns of prohibited activity, and makes penalties applicable. The bill includes requirements for motor vehicle glass repair shops to notify insured persons about glass on vehicles with advanced driver assistance systems, including vehicle driving automation systems that perform part or all of the dynamic driving task on a sustained basis to enhance motor vehicle safety and reduce losses associated with motor vehicle crashes.

House subcommittee · named March 24, 2025

• Rep. Judd Lawler (R) · judd.lawler@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. David L. Blom (R) · david.blom@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Elizabeth Wilson (D) · elizabeth.wilson@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 5 for, 0 against

For: American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA); Iowa Automobile Dealers Association; National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC); National Insurance Crime Bureau; Safelite Group, Inc.

In plain words

1. February 26, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Commerce committee · as SSB 1192
2. February 26, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Warme, Gruenhagen and Wahls · as SSB 1192
3. March 4, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it · as SSB 1192
4. March 6, 2025Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 573 · as SSB 1192
5. March 10, 2025Filed in the Senate
6. March 10, 2025Approved by the Senate committee
7. March 19, 2025Passed the Senate, 47–0
8. March 19, 2025Arrived in the House
9. March 24, 2025House subcommittee named: Lawler, Blom and Wilson
10. March 27, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it
11. April 1, 2025Approved by the House committee
12. April 1, 2025Committee vote: 21–0
13. April 21, 2025Passed the House, 91–0
14. April 28, 2025Passed the Senate, 49–0
15. May 6, 2025Sent to the Governor
16. May 6, 2025Signed into law