Senate Bill 1923 Summary

• Amends the Service Warranty Act to modify and expand definitions, including adding new definitions for "motor vehicle ancillary service" and "motor vehicle ancillary protection product" related to tire repair, dent removal, windshield repair, key replacement, and similar services.

• Adds new definition for "road hazard" as hazards encountered while driving including potholes, rocks, debris, and curbs, and establishes requirements for ancillary protection products to include written warranties covering specified incidental costs if the product fails.

• Modifies references throughout the Service Warranty Act from section numbers to statutory title citations and renumbers definitions to accommodate new terms.

• Clarifies that service contract providers licensed under the Service Warranty Act who sell vehicle protection products are not subject to the Vehicle Protection Product Act requirements, while vehicle protection product providers not licensed under the Service Warranty Act are exempt from Service Warranty Act requirements.

• Makes the act effective November 1, 2014, and updates the Vehicle Protection Product Act in Title 36 to cross-reference Title 15 definitions rather than prior statutory references.