RV Industry Association Testifies On Oregon Bills

Last week, the RV Industry Association’s Government Affairs Manager Nick Rudowich testified at the Oregon State Legislature in support of Senate Bill 410 which would eliminate the Department of Consumer and Business Services from regulating RVs. This would align Oregon with a vast majority of states which do not regulate the manufacturing of RVs in any way. With this elimination, there will be no further need to attach an additional and duplicative Oregon insignia of compliance or seal to an RV.  

“Oregon is the only state where a state insignia of compliance or seal is needed to sell or resell a RV in the state,” testified Rudowich. “This process is a hinderance to the industry. RV Industry Association members already place an association seal on their vehicles after manufacturing. These seals represent that the vehicles have been certified to be built in accordance with the nationally recognized NFPA 1192 Standard for RVs and the ANSI A119.5 standard for PMRVs.”

The RV Industry Association’s state affairs team has been engaged with critical stakeholders in Oregon to ensure that this process is done correctly and treats the RV Industry fairly.

The changes that Senate Bill 410 would implement are common sense and help promote not only the national but in-state RV industry which as of 2015 contributed 1 billion dollars in total direct economic output and supported almost 6,000 jobs in the state of Oregon.

The bill was not acted upon during the hearing but is expected to be voted on in the upcoming weeks.

Click here to read the complete testimony.