Photo Inspection Reform This Session? There’s Good Reason to be Optimistic

Recently, we shared the news that the Senate and Assembly removed photo inspection reform legislation from their “one house" budget proposals, meaning it is unlikely that our bill will be included in the final budget. However, this is not a death blow to the campaign and in fact, we are still in a strong position to pass the bill this session.​First, a quick refresher. In 2022, the Senate and Assembly both passed our bill to allow carriers to waive CARCO inspections. That bill was sent to the Governor, and in November of 2022, she vetoed it. Following the veto, we worked closely with her office and…

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​ Albany Update: Photo Inspection Dropped from Legislative Budgets, Anti-Fraud Bill Advances

This week, the Senate and Assembly released their “one-house" budget proposals, which are a statement of each house's priorities for the state budget. Both the Senate and Assembly rejected virtually all the Governor's policy proposals, including legislation to allow carriers to waive photo inspections for the next four years. This means it is unlikely, but not impossible, that photo inspection reform will be adopted as part of the final state budget. While disappointing, this outcome was not entirely unexpected. In recent years, the state legislature has increasingly pushed back on the inclusion of legislative policy in the budget, preferring to address only matters with a direct…

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