Jul 19, 2023 | U.S. Legislative Alert
On July 18th, the U.S. House Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet held a hearing titled “Is there a Right to Repair (R2R)?” There was far more interest by members in the R2R discussion at this hearing than that shown last fall when the...
Jun 2, 2023 | U.S. Legislative Alert
There are now six individual Right to Repair bills that have been introduced in Michigan in the last two weeks since we alerted you to the first bills dropped in the legislature. Of these, House Bill 4673 is the first to be scheduled for a hearing in the House...
May 22, 2023 | U.S. Legislative Alert
Late last week, three Right to Repair bills were introduced in the Michigan legislature. Both chambers had bills introduced, although they were not identical bills. House Bill 4562 is a broad-based bill applying to all electronic equipment, however the definition of a...
May 15, 2023 | U.S. Legislative Alert
The Missouri legislature adjourned with somewhat of a fracas late last week. The good news is that the pair of Right to Repair bills introduced this year did not advance past their chamber of origin before the final gavel fell, sealing the fate of these bills for the...
Apr 28, 2023 | U.S. Legislative Alert
On Tuesday, April 25th, Colorado’s Governor signed into law the Right to Repair legislation that was passed in their current legislative session. This is the first Right to Repair Bill in the country that includes agricultural equipment. This bill DOES NOT take effect...
Apr 28, 2023 | U.S. Legislative Alert
House Bill 698, otherwise known as the agricultural equipment Right to Repair bill, was heard by the House Committee on Rural Community Development on Monday, April 24 at 11:00 a.m. The industry had a strong turnout with in-person testimony made by Heritage Tractor,...
