Today the House Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Economic Development passed HB 1852 unanimously after a hearing. The bill now heads to the House Floor where it is expected to come up for a vote before the week is out. The Speaker of the House has not indicated he will slow down the bill. The […]
Arkansas Right to Repair Bill Passes House Agriculture Committee Read More »
House Bill 1852 has been scheduled for a hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Economic Development. The hearing is set for tomorrow, April 2nd at 10 a.m. A substitute bill was engrossed yesterday that differs little from the original bill and still contains problematic provisions. NAEDA has made multiple requests of the
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We are back again with another Right to Repair bill in the Vermont legislature. House Bill 161 is a broad-based bill applying to all digital electronic equipment. The bill also specifically includes forestry and agricultural equipment. The bill has four primary sponsors including three democrats and one republican. The bill was referred to the House
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This week our dealer statute legislation, Senate Bill 377, passed the Oklahoma Senate. The vote was unanimous, 46-0. The bill has been transmitted to the House and has not been assigned to a committee yet. We would like to thank Senator Avery Frix who sponsored and carried the legislation for us through committee and on
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Earlier this month, we noted that a Right to Repair bill specific to agriculture was expected to be introduced in the Wisconsin legislature. Assembly Bill 147 was introduced this week and referred to the Committee on State Affairs. The bill was co-sponsored by 31 legislators (30-D, 1-R). NAEDA has analyzed the bill language that follows
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This week a Right to Repair bill specific to agricultural machinery was introduced in the Arkansas legislature. House Bill 1852 is co-sponsored by Representative Jeremiah Moore (R) and Senator Matt Stone (R). The bill has been referred to the House Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Economic Development. Representative Moore is currently the Vice-Chair of that
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This week, a Right to Repair bill specific to agricultural equipment was introduced. House Bill 4362 sponsored by Representative Brent Money (R-Greenville) was filed and has not been assigned to a committee yet. The bill is being introduced somewhat late in the session. The bill contains many of the problematic provisions we typically see in
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Yesterday, the Senate Consumer Protection Committee passed SB5771 out of committee unanimously. The committee took no public comments on the bill, and the bill sponsor did not respond to our request for a meeting prior to the hearing. The bill has a subsequent referral to the Senate Agriculture Committee. NAEDA has sent our position statement
New York Right to Repair Bill Passes Senate Committee Read More »
The State Senate is scheduled to hear Senate Bill (SB) 3 tomorrow, 11 March 2025. This bill has been in the works for several years as the Senate seeks to reform the state’s consumer protection laws and would create “Right to Repair” mandates within the state. Anyone who followed our alerts last year will remember
Connecticut General Assembly Right to Repair Bill Exempts NAEDA Members Read More »
Senate Bill 5771 is a Right to Repair bill specific to agricultural equipment. The bill is sponsored by Senator Rachel May (D-Syracuse) and was referred to the Senate Consumer Protection Committee, which Senator May is the chairwoman of. The bill has been scheduled for a hearing next week on March 11th at 10:30 a.m. The
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