Rhode Island Collision Repairers Seek to Clarify Concerns with 2 House Bills NORTHEASTERN NEWS Rhode Island Collision Repairers Seek to Clarify Concerns with 2 House Bills Written by Chasidy Rae Sisk Index
Last month, the Rhode Island House Corporations Committee heard from collision repairers advocating for House Bill 6234 and House Bill 6235, both introduced by Reps. William O'Brien, Gregg Amore. House Bill 6234 seeks to update Rhode Island General Laws §27-9.1-4, the state’s Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act, by addressing issues related to paint and materials charges, vehicle abandonment and sublets.
House Bill 6235 would require insurers using recycled parts to choose parts that are “at least equal in kind and quality to the OEM parts in terms of fit, quality, performance and warranty, and be from a vehicle of the same year or newer and have the same or less mileage than the vehicle receiving the used part.”