Bill > H227

This bill aims to enhance, update, and protect the 2013 Motor Vehicle Right to Repair Law and Consumer Rights. The key provisions include: 1. Defining "Mechanical Vehicle Data" as any telematics data in a vehicle related to its diagnosis, repair, or maintenance, and "Telematic System" as any system in a vehicle that collects and stores information generated by the vehicle's operation using wireless communications. 2. Requiring manufacturers to provide standardized and open access to vehicle on-board diagnostic systems for vehicle owners and independent repair facilities, without the need for any authorization by the manufacturer. 3. Starting in model year 2022, requiring manufacturers to equip vehicles with an interoperable, standardized, and open access platform that can securely communicate all telematics vehicle data in a standardized format, allowing direct access by the vehicle owner or lessee and, with their authorization, by independent repair facilities. 4. Directing the Attorney General to establish a consumer motor vehicle telematics system notice, which explains the system, the data collected, and the consumer's rights to access and control the data. 5. Requiring dealers to provide the consumer telematics system notice to be read and signed by the consumer when selling a vehicle with a telematics system. 6. Prohibiting manufacturers from selling new motor vehicles in the Commonwealth until they comply with the requirements of the act, as determined by the Attorney General.

Labor and Employment

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H227