SB 2035, introduced by Senator Sara Kyle (D-Memphis), has been scheduled for a Senate Commerce and Labor Committee hearing. That hearing is scheduled for 12 March 2024, starting at 1:00 p.m. It is unclear if this bill will be passed from the Committee, but out of an abundance of caution, NAEDA is asking dealers to […]
Ag Specific Right to Repair Bill Scheduled for Hearing in Tennessee Read More »
The Biden administration coordinated and hosted a Zoom call to discuss the Right to Repair (R2R) on 24 October 2023—a total of 12 participants delivered prepared remarks. Lael Brainard, Director of the National Economic Council, delivered the opening remarks, saying, “You might ask why we care about the right to repair. President Biden knows kitchen
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House Bill 4673 is scheduled for a vote by the House Agriculture Committee on Wednesday, October 25, at 9:00 a.m. in Room 327 of the House Office Building at the Michigan State Capitol. We’ve included the notice of the meeting HERE. The committee is not accepting testimony; however, there is still time to register with
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There are now six individual Right to Repair bills that have been introduced in Michigan in the last two weeks since we alerted you to the first bills dropped in the legislature. Of these, House Bill 4673 is the first to be scheduled for a hearing in the House Agriculture Committee. The hearing is set for next
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Late last week, three Right to Repair bills were introduced in the Michigan legislature. Both chambers had bills introduced, although they were not identical bills. House Bill 4562 is a broad-based bill applying to all electronic equipment, however the definition of a product covered under the legislation specifically singles out agricultural equipment. The bill has
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The Missouri legislature adjourned with somewhat of a fracas late last week. The good news is that the pair of Right to Repair bills introduced this year did not advance past their chamber of origin before the final gavel fell, sealing the fate of these bills for the fifth year in a row. To recap,
Missouri Ag Specific Right to Repair Bill Hearing Update: Both Bills Fail Read More »
On Tuesday, April 25th, Colorado’s Governor signed into law the Right to Repair legislation that was passed in their current legislative session. This is the first Right to Repair Bill in the country that includes agricultural equipment. This bill DOES NOT take effect until January 1, 2024. NAEDA is reviewing the language of the bill and
Colorado First State to Pass Right to Repair Bill Impacting Farm Equipment Read More »
House Bill 698, otherwise known as the agricultural equipment Right to Repair bill, was heard by the House Committee on Rural Community Development on Monday, April 24 at 11:00 a.m. The industry had a strong turnout with in-person testimony made by Heritage Tractor, Sydenstricker Nobbe Partners, and NAEDA. The MOUs between Deere-AFBF and Case-AFBF were
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Yesterday, Members of Parliament debated Bill C-294 as it came out of Committee and returned to the House of Commons for 3rd Reading. I am pleased to share that the Bill passed 3rd Reading and is on its way to the Senate. This Bill was sponsored by Jeremy Patzer, Saskatchewan MP from Grasslands and NAEDA
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House Bill 698, otherwise known as the agricultural equipment Right to Repair bill, has been scheduled for a hearing in the House Committee on Rural Community Development. The hearing will be held April 24th at 12 p.m. in House hearing room 1. HB 698 is the same bill sponsored by Rep. Barry Hovis (R) that we
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