Two similar House bills have been introduced in the Arkansas legislature to eliminate the sales tax on farm equipment parts. NAEDA strongly supports exempting farm equipment parts from the gross receipts tax levied in Arkansas. Looking at both bills, there are a couple key differences that make House Bill 1472, sponsored by Representative Beaty (R) […]
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Yesterday, SB 194 was heard in the Senate Tax, Business, and Transportation Committee. The bill was introduced by one of its sponsors, Senator Joshua Sanchez (R). Expert testimony was provided by NAEDA in support of the legislation and no registered opposition testified on the bill. After the quick testimony, the committee voted unanimously to approve a do-pass
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Here is an update on the looming Earned Sick Time Act (ESTA) and pending legislation to amend ESTA in the Michigan Legislature. As you know, the ESTA is set to take effect on Thursday, February 21st that would require: Employers of ANY size to offer 72 hours annually of paid sick leave to all employees The leave
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The Rhode Island Legislature has introduced a series of Right to Repair bills recently, with two of them already scheduled for hearings. The House Corporations Committee will hold a hearing on Tuesday, February 11, to hear HB 5159 and HB 5246. The first bill is specific to agricultural equipment, while the second is a broad-based bill that would
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The speculation whether the Trump administration would impose tariffs is over. With an executive order declaring a national emergency related to fentanyl and immigration, President Trump used his authority under executive order to impose a general tariff of 25% on all imports from Canada and Mexico, with a decreased tariff of 10% on certain energy resources from
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A bill to update New Mexico’s equipment dealer statute was introduced Wednesday. Senate Bill 194 is a bi-partisan bill sponsored by Senator Sanchez (R) and Senator Gonzales (D). This is the same bill introduced in 2023 that passed committee but failed to pass out of its chamber of origin. By introducing this bill early in session, we are hoping to get
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Two agricultural equipment specific bills have been introduced in the Tennessee legislature, HB 432 and SB 499, in the House and Senate, respectively. They are sponsored by Representative Justin Jones and Senator Sara Kyle, who sponsored similar legislation last year. Both bills have been filed for introduction, but the text of them has not been made available yet. Despite that, NAEDA
Ag Specific Right to Repair Bills are Back in Tennessee Legislature Read More »
In the ongoing aftermath of the Supreme Court ruling regarding the Corporate Transparency Act and the uncertainty of how long lower court injunctions against the act will remain in effect, a joint trades letter was submitted to the White House. NAEDA joined 60 other trade associations requesting relief from the new administration on any future
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The New Mexico legislative session kicked off last week with a flurry of bill filings. Among them was Right to Repair legislation introduced as Senate Bill 69 sponsored by Senators Pope and Stefanics. After introduction, the bill was referred to the Senate Tax, Business, and Transportation Committee. The good news is the bill is aimed
Right to Repair Bill Introduced with Industry Exemption in New Mexico Read More »
H.B. 2483 was introduced in the Virginia House of Delegates on January 8th. Del. Jackie Glass introduced the bill, which has since been co-sponsored by Del. Michael Webert. The draft legislation uses overly broad language to address what has been commonly referred to as “Right to Repair,” and has been opposed by NAEDA in several
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