Business & Policy
Each entry examines a real industry development from the indicated week through independent newsroom verification. These dates describe the historical timeline—not when Auto Glass Shop News originally published the article.
With California SB 988 now in Assembly hands after clearing the Senate in late May, the nation's largest auto-glass market entered a new phase of legislative uncertainty — with the claim-number requirement and ADAS disclosure provisions both still intact.
California SB 988 advanced through the Assembly Judiciary Committee in June 2026 with its core NCOIL provisions intact, moving closer to a full Assembly vote that would determine whether the nation's largest auto-glass market would face new claim and disclosure requirements.
The Illinois NCOIL-inspired glass bill was referred back to assignments in June 2026 after intense committee testimony, while North Carolina introduced similar legislation — illustrating the uneven state-by-state pace of glass industry regulation.
California's Motor Vehicle Glass Act cleared the full Senate at the end of May 2026 and moved to Assembly review, where its definition of covered businesses and its claim-number requirement both faced potential amendment.
A May 2026 bill introduced in the Florida legislature proposed eliminating the state's mandatory zero-deductible glass coverage requirement — a change that, if enacted, would reshape demand patterns for the country's highest-volume auto-glass market.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection launched the CAPE portal on April 20, 2026 — establishing the first formal mechanism for auto-glass importers to claim refunds on tariff duties paid since 2025, following the Supreme Court's February ruling.
California SB 988, the state's NCOIL-aligned glass reform bill, survived a mid-April 2026 Judiciary Committee hearing and was referred to Appropriations — moving closer to a potential full Senate vote that could reshape how glass shops across the state operate.
Louisiana HB 929, following NCOIL model language on claim-number requirements, ADAS disclosures and anti-steering provisions, passed third reading in the state House in late March 2026 and moved toward a Senate vote.
Connecticut HB 5262, which would have required the insurance commissioner to review NCOIL's model auto-glass act, was shelved in mid-March 2026 after sustained lobbying from auto-glass shops and trade groups who argued the bill would harm independent operators.
Virginia HB 312, requiring glass shops to inform customers about ADAS recalibration needs before and after windshield replacements, passed both chambers in March 2026 — a milestone for industry regulation that would take effect July 1.
So-called zero-deductible states do not give glass shops automatic, unlimited claim authority: insurer-level exceptions, steering rules and markup limits still apply.
A 6-3 February 2026 Supreme Court ruling declared the administration's executive-order tariffs unconstitutional, but auto-glass importers still faced a long wait for actual refunds while litigation continued.
Four more states introduced auto-glass regulatory bills in mid-January 2026, each drawing on NCOIL model language to govern claim handling, ADAS disclosure and assignment-of-benefits restrictions.
Four states simultaneously introduced auto-glass regulation bills in the opening weeks of 2026, continuing an NCOIL-driven wave that reshaped industry compliance planning heading into the new year.
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