The Idaho governor has signed a bill into law that updates the Idaho Motor Vehicle Service Contract Act, which was enacted into law in 1993. According to a summary of the bill, “the proposed legislation moves the authority to enforce the Act from the Attorney General to the Department of Insurance.”

In addition, the legislation, H 521, clarifies the definition of a service contract to expressly authorize several types of contracts, including “contracts to repair or replace windshield damage by road hazards.”

The bill was introduced to the Idaho House of Representatives on February 9. It passed the House on February 22 and the Senate on March 8. It was signed into law by the governor on March 19 and will take effect on July 1.

Click here for the full text of the bill.