U.S. Legislative Alert

Texas has passed a Right to Repair law, which takes effect on September 1, 2025. The law exempts agricultural equipment manufacturers who have industry-recognized MOUs concerning repair, which currently include AGCO, Case IH, CLAAS, John Deere, Kubota, and New Holland. Additionally, it provides full exemption for construction equipment, home appliances, powersports vehicles or outboard motors, […]

In 2023, the Missouri legislature passed House Bill 3, allowing utility vehicles and rotary mowers to be exempt from sales tax if used for “any” agricultural purpose as opposed to being used exclusively for agricultural purposes. The Missouri Department of Revenue recently updated their guidance document for equipment dealers to reflect this change. NAEDA just

On Tuesday, the House Armed Services Committee held a markup session for the NDAA and passed it out of committee on a 55-2 vote. We are pleased to report that the bill, HR 3838, did not contain an amendment with Right to Repair language and NAEDA will return to neutral on the legislation. Thank you

On July 15, 2025 the House Armed Services Committee will be meeting to markup the FY25 Defense Authorization Act. Senators Tim Sheehy (R-MT) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) have authored a Right to Repair provision to incorporate in the must pass legislation that they are dubbing the Warrior Right to Repair Act. The legislation is short but

Governor Abbott signed HB 2963 on June 20, 2025, making it the first Right to Repair bill passed by a Republican-controlled state. It is set to take effect on September 1st of this year. NAEDA opposed this bill alongside our coalition partners, seeking the inclusion of our industry exemption language. While we were unsuccessful in securing that

On 29 May 2025, a Right to Repair bill was introduced to the Pennsylvania General Assembly. House Bill 1512 summary reads “An Act requiring manufacturers of digital electronic equipment to make available to owners and independent repair providers, on fair and reasonable terms, documentation, parts, and tools used to diagnose, maintain, and repair digital electronic equipment; and

In the final days of the Texas legislature, bills are moving quickly and with minimal notice. HB 2963, the Right to Repair bill, passed out of the Senate Business and Commerce Committee on Memorial Day in fly by night fashion. The bill was amended is come crucial ways and sent to the floor for a vote.