On Friday, April 21, NAEDA Canada along with John Deere and CNH, met with the leadership of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) to discuss the industry commitment on Right to Repair. The meeting was attended by over 30 delegates from the CFA and its representative provincial groups. NAEDA Canada clearly stated that Canadian farm […]
House Bill 698, otherwise known as the agricultural equipment Right to Repair bill, has been scheduled for a hearing in the House Committee on Rural Community Development. The hearing will be held April 24th at 12 p.m. in House hearing room 1. HB 698 is the same bill sponsored by Rep. Barry Hovis (R) that we
Missouri Ag Specific Right to Repair Bill Scheduled for Hearing Read More »
Yesterday morning, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, and Rural Affairs held a hearing and took up testimony on SB 1654 the Right to Repair bill. Several dealers testified in opposition to the bill as well as NAEDA. Testimony The hearing began with the bill sponsor, Senator Kolkhorst (R), presenting the bill with a lengthy
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Late last night, Senate Bill 1654 was scheduled for a hearing this coming Monday in the Senate Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs Committee. Here are the details for the hearing: April 17, 2023 8:00 am in hearing room E1.012. Texas Capitol Building As a refresher, SB 1654 is an agriculture equipment specific Right to Repair bill sponsored by Senator
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Earlier this week the Colorado General Assembly passed House Bill 23-1011, otherwise known as the Right to Repair bill for agricultural equipment. This is the first bill specific to agriculture to pass a legislature and is expected to be signed by the Governor of Colorado in the coming days. From introduction to adoption, the bill was
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There are currently three Right to Repair bills introduced in the Missouri legislature. One of them, Senate Bill 554, has been scheduled for a hearing in the Senate Committee on Progress and Development. We confirmed this morning the hearing will be held next Wednesday the 12th at 11:00 am. SB 554 is sponsored by Senator Tracy McCreery (D)
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Yesterday, Governor Huckabee Sanders signed into law Senate Bill 263. This was priority legislation for the association that updated equipment lien laws to benefit dealers by making enforcement of liens less burdensome. The legislation eliminates the requirement to file litigation in Circuit Court in order to enforce a repairman’s lien. The change in law modifies the
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It’s been three weeks since we alerted you to House Bill 4810, legislation designed to gut existing statutory provisions relating to agreements between dealers and manufacturers. After being introduced, the bill was referred to the House Business & Industry Committee on March 23rd. The bill has not been scheduled for a hearing as of yet. With
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As we previously alerted you to, a hearing was held last Tuesday for SB 73 in the Ohio Senate Financial Institutions and Technology Committee. The hearing was for opponents to the legislation only and there were several dealers that attended the hearing to testify. The hearing went very well with the dealers doing a tremendous job of
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Senate Bill 73 is scheduled for a hearing in the Senate Financial Institutions and Technology Committee on Tuesday, March 28, at 9:30 am in the North Hearing Room at the Ohio State Capitol. This is the third hearing on the bill and the committee will only be taking opponent testimony. Written and in-person testimony will be allowed,
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