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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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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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,
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