Late last night, Senate Bill 1654 was scheduled for a hearing this coming Monday in the Senate Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs Committee. Here are the details for the hearing: April 17, 2023 8:00 am in hearing room E1.012. Texas Capitol Building As a refresher, SB 1654 is an agriculture equipment specific Right to Repair bill sponsored by Senator […]
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Earlier this week the Colorado General Assembly passed House Bill 23-1011, otherwise known as the Right to Repair bill for agricultural equipment. This is the first bill specific to agriculture to pass a legislature and is expected to be signed by the Governor of Colorado in the coming days. From introduction to adoption, the bill was
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There are currently three Right to Repair bills introduced in the Missouri legislature. One of them, Senate Bill 554, has been scheduled for a hearing in the Senate Committee on Progress and Development. We confirmed this morning the hearing will be held next Wednesday the 12th at 11:00 am. SB 554 is sponsored by Senator Tracy McCreery (D)
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It’s been three weeks since we alerted you to House Bill 4810, legislation designed to gut existing statutory provisions relating to agreements between dealers and manufacturers. After being introduced, the bill was referred to the House Business & Industry Committee on March 23rd. The bill has not been scheduled for a hearing as of yet. With
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As we previously alerted you to, a hearing was held last Tuesday for SB 73 in the Ohio Senate Financial Institutions and Technology Committee. The hearing was for opponents to the legislation only and there were several dealers that attended the hearing to testify. The hearing went very well with the dealers doing a tremendous job of
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Friday was the bill introduction deadline for the Texas legislature. On Friday, Representative Leach (R-District 67) introduced House Bill 4810. The bill relates to agreements between equipment dealers and manufacturers. The bill would drastically change existing law by excluding nearly all equipment dealers from coverage under the existing statute. For those dealers remaining, the bill undermines
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At the beginning of this week, a second Right to Repair bill was introduced prior to the bill introduction deadline at the end of this week. Senate Bill 1654 is sponsored by Senator Lois Kolkhorst (R, Senate District 18). The bill is specific to farm equipment and contains all of the worst elements of Right
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The Missouri Legislature adjourned session on May 13th. This year’s legislative session was a somewhat chaotic one, marked by division and inertia. That was also the case when it came to Right to Repair. With two bills introduced, this was the fifth year proponents have tried to pass Right to Repair legislation in Missouri. There
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