The Leno's Law proposed bill SB712 would remove smog requirements for classic cars in the state. For detailed information you can do a search online, but the latest draft removed the stipulation requiring a classic car insurance policy! For CA residents to show support you can use this link to find your senate rep and email them.
Feel free to copy the letter I sent below this, you can edit it as you see fit. I wanted to make it as easy as possible for others to show support hence the inclusion of my letter to save time for others.
This is in support of SB712 or "Leno's Law". Our state has seriously diminished the ability to own and drive classic vehicles due to the strict smog rules. Many older vehicles' smog components are increasingly difficult or impossible to source, including sometimes engines themselves and/or their parts--meaning newer (more efficient) engines could be a solution. However under current engine change smog laws, it is often impossible or impractical to install a newer engine. This is because it can be impossible to retrofit a more modern engine with every smog component that the engine/chassis was designed with. We should not blindly embrace the 'throw-away' lifestyle/society and do something to keep classic cars on the road. Outside of CA there is a blossoming aftermarket parts industry that could stimulate our state economy if the parts were legal to sell here. Classic vehicles also make up a small proportion of cars on the road and freeing them of smog rules would have minimal impact to our state. It is time California embraces car culture again and updates its out of touch policies regarding older vehicles and smog tests.
Feel free to copy the letter I sent below this, you can edit it as you see fit. I wanted to make it as easy as possible for others to show support hence the inclusion of my letter to save time for others.
This is in support of SB712 or "Leno's Law". Our state has seriously diminished the ability to own and drive classic vehicles due to the strict smog rules. Many older vehicles' smog components are increasingly difficult or impossible to source, including sometimes engines themselves and/or their parts--meaning newer (more efficient) engines could be a solution. However under current engine change smog laws, it is often impossible or impractical to install a newer engine. This is because it can be impossible to retrofit a more modern engine with every smog component that the engine/chassis was designed with. We should not blindly embrace the 'throw-away' lifestyle/society and do something to keep classic cars on the road. Outside of CA there is a blossoming aftermarket parts industry that could stimulate our state economy if the parts were legal to sell here. Classic vehicles also make up a small proportion of cars on the road and freeing them of smog rules would have minimal impact to our state. It is time California embraces car culture again and updates its out of touch policies regarding older vehicles and smog tests.
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