Thank you to all the Arkansas dealers who appeared to testify against HB 1852. The Senate Agriculture Committee chairman said he wanted to see local dealers show up to testify, and I believe he got more than he counted on. Ultimately, that is what made the difference in defeating this legislation. With nobody showing up […]
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The US Government has announced the details of the reciprocal tariffs to be implemented on April 5th at 12:01 EST. Below are the key takeaways from the Executive Order: For Canadian and Mexican Origin Goods: The current preferential tariff treatment allowed under USMCA will continue for qualifying equipment. Canadian and Mexican goods will benefit from
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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
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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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Today, the Oklahoma legislature is hosting their organizational day. Bills for the upcoming session are already being introduced. One of those early bills filed is SB 377 relating to the Oklahoma Fair Practices for Manufacturers, Distributors, Wholesalers, and Dealers Act. SB 377 is sponsored by Senator Avery Frix (R) who worked with the association on
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As you know, we have been working over the past few months on Right to Repair legislation. Our efforts have been focused on HB 4673, which is a bill specific to farm equipment and was referred to the House Agriculture Committee. However, there have been six other Right to Repair bills introduced this session in
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The Michigan legislature will soon reconvene at the beginning of September. When they do, we fully expect the House Committee on Agriculture to pick up where they left off with the Right to Repair bill, HB 4673. The bill did not receive a vote before the summer recess and will be taken back up in
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