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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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) in collaboration with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) and Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) launched public consultations on right to repair in June 2024. The purpose of the public engagement is to gather feedback from Canadians to inform the development of a federal right-to-repair framework. For those
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Yesterday, two federal bills passed third reading in the Senate and will soon be signed into law. Bill C-244 and C-294 both amend Canada’s Copyright Act to allow circumvention of technology protection measures for repair and interoperability, respectively. Bill C-244 is a broad-based Right to Repair bill opposed by multiple industry groups. The legislation applies
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Last week, the Senate Committee on Banking, Commerce, and the Economy held hearings and voted on Bills C-244 and C-294. Both bills were voted out of committee by unanimous voice vote and are now headed to the full Senate for third reading. As a reminder, Bill C-244 is the Right to Repair bill that would
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At the end of September, NAEDA received notice from Representative Giovanni Capriglioni (R-District 98) that he was considering introducing Right to Repair legislation in the 2025 Texas legislative session. We were contacted as part of a stakeholder information gathering process to inform potential legislation. This week, NAEDA submitted comments to Representative Capriglioni. You can
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House Bill 2535, a Right to Repair bill introduced on August 15th, has been scheduled for a committee hearing tomorrow, October 1st, 2024. As NAEDA previously stated, we assess that this bill is unlikely to threaten dealers’ businesses. In its current form, it contains exemption language that will not place any new mandates on equipment
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A Right to Repair bill has been introduced in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Representative Kyle Mullins, a Democrat representing District 112, is the primary sponsor and was joined by 28 co-sponsors (26 Democrats and 2 Republicans). House Bill 2535 was introduced on August 15th and referred to the House Commerce Committee the same day. As of
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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
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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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