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Doesn't it also exclude vehicles from needing smog if they were built before 1990? That seems like an improvement since AFAIK they require anything built after 1975 to get smogged currently.
I don't see them limiting it to secondary vehicles as such a big deal considering it's already expensive to own a project car and most people aren't going to daily them because they're unreliable no matter how many thousands you drop into them.
It requires special insurance which limits what you can do with the vehicle. In most cases you can’t even tow anything with it for example.
This is a case of a bill with a good goal (reduce smog) but with an oddly specific focus that turns it into a tax on the poor.
There are better ways to accomplish smog reduction for old vehicles but with using carrots instead of sticks.