Llast week, on short notice, the Michigan House Committee on
Transportation added House Bills 4832 and 4833 to their agenda. The bills,
opposed by the Auto Recyclers of Michigan (ARM)and ARA, would
eliminate salvage vehicle agents and create an unregulated foreign vehicle
buyer’s definition. The legislation would have allowed bidders from anywhere in
the country, with no defined license, to bid on vehicles located in Michigan
without a license from the secretary of state and without reporting and meeting
recordkeeping requirements for law enforcement required of Michigan salvage
buyers.
A coalition, including ARM, LKQ, ISRI, Michigan Dealers/Detroit Auto Dealers, the
Secretary of State and ASA (recently joined) have been actively opposing the
legislation all year. After learning of the revised agenda on Tuesday night, the
coalition was mobilized. Letters of opposition were sent to all committee
members.

After hearing the concerns from the industry, the Committee Chairman
decided to move the bills to a study committee. The committee is expected to
report back to the full committee by March of 2012.
Click here to see a copy of ARA’s opposition letter