CA Smog Law, proposed changes Options

[scruz914]

Anyone know about this? I pulled it off of "TheSamba":

Current 30 year CA rolling smog rules may be thrown out.....

Next hearing date for AB2683 is May 19th, 2004 in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_265...513_status.html

As amended, California vehicles with an original manufacturer year prior to 1976 would be exempt from getting the smogcheck though they would not be exempt from having the equipment on the vehicle. Bye-bye third party equipment to be legal.

The bill must be out of the Assembly and over to the Senate by May 28. With the budget on the agenda, that may be a tight priority schedule. DMV has said the deadline for planning mailer notices is July. If it isn't signed by July it means that the bill would need to be amended again to add a year.

[PorscheTom]

Hello all,

This is my first posting to the board. I was hoping to save this for when I actually have a 914 (should be anytime now!) but this is such an important topic, I thought I'd better supply some more detail to it.

Go to this website:
www.aassembly.ca.gov

then click on Legislation

Search for: AB2683

You'll be able to read the bill in its entireity. You can even leave your comments / feedback as well. I did this almost a month ago when I first heard of it.

Tell your lawmakers to leave the existing law alone and get on with the business of balancing this messed up states' budget (CA that is for anyone that doesn't live here).

Anyway, thanks for reading. I hope to have a 'New 914 Owner' post here pretty soon so I can join in all the fun.

Tom
'78 928
'73 914 - soon, I hope!