Representative Kendra Moore

Insurance & Commerce (House) — April 2, 2025 (3:14)

the last bill. House Bill 1853 is very simple. It does one thing. It enshrines dual agency for real estate agents in state law. This is already in rule, and this practice happens and occurs every day. And with that, I will be open for questions. Questions from the committee?

Insurance & Commerce (House) — April 2, 2025 (3:10)

Jeremiah Moore, yet again, District 61. I promise this will be much briefer than

Meeting — April 2, 2025 (1:59:34)

appreciate what you're trying to do. I was just curious regarding out-of-state vehicles that may be traveling through Arkansas,

Agriculture, Forestry & Economic Development (House) — April 2, 2025 (52:41)

for your bill? Members, colleagues, I'll just end with this. it is a fundamental to the ethos of the american farmer to be able to repair your own equipment

Agriculture, Forestry & Economic Development (House) — April 2, 2025 (40:48)

that correct? That is correct. In fact, the word warranty isn't even mentioned in my bill. All right, any other questions, committee?

Agriculture, Forestry & Economic Development (House) — April 2, 2025 (39:53)

it yourself that's that's your prerogative all

Agriculture, Forestry & Economic Development (House) — April 2, 2025 (39:22)

have that if you decide to work on it yourself you may void your warranty this bill does not specifically touch that this bill does not mention warranty this bill just says you have the right to repair your equipment which I

Agriculture, Forestry & Economic Development (House) — April 2, 2025 (39:42)

warranty work to be done on your equipment you have the right to take that to the dealership and have them uh do it and pay for it under warranty and if you want to do it and pay for

Agriculture, Forestry & Economic Development (House) — April 2, 2025 (39:18)

yes and and that is an individual policy that those manufacturers may

Agriculture, Forestry & Economic Development (House) — April 2, 2025 (38:51)

itself? Yes, if I'm understanding you correctly. So with that

Agriculture, Forestry & Economic Development (House) — April 2, 2025 (38:18)

and you will not be held hostage by a dealership to have to take it there. All

Agriculture, Forestry & Economic Development (House) — April 2, 2025 (38:00)

issues with patents, or not? Thank you, Representative Garner. Yes, all of this software is patented. It's proprietary information. This is not making them give it away for free. This is not making them just put it on the Internet for anyone to access. All this simply does, it says you have the right to repair your vehicle

Agriculture, Forestry & Economic Development (House) — April 2, 2025 (37:21)

the dealership? Thank you, Representative Vaught. This does not mention specific prices. If I were to get into mentioning specific prices or specific percentage points above the actual cost, we might get into a little trouble. This just says they must provide it at fair and reasonable rates.

Agriculture, Forestry & Economic Development (House) — April 2, 2025 (36:08)

And we're talking about not just the little farmers, but the big farmers, the little utility tractors, to the million-dollar cotton pickers. Some of these pieces of equipment cost more than the average American's home ever will. With that, I'll be open for questions. All right. Committee questions? Representative Cozart? It's probably going to

Agriculture, Forestry & Economic Development (House) — April 2, 2025 (35:37)

These companies can exit that MOU at any time. What I did is I plucked that language from the MOU, inserted it into this bill, and that's what I have before you today. I have made amendments regarding ATVs and UTVs, and now the amendment we just passed regarding construction equipment to make sure it doesn't apply to them. This is a very narrow, tailored bill. I ask for your vote on this bill because it's an American ideal that you have the right to repair your own property.

Agriculture, Forestry & Economic Development (House) — April 2, 2025 (35:02)

or two, not just here in Arkansas, but nationwide. In fact, it's so big that in 2023, American Farm Bureau got the six largest manufacturers, John Deere, Case IH, Kloss, New Holland, etc., to sign a memorandum of understanding, saying they will provide this software and these specialty tools at a fair and reasonable rate to these independent mechanics and these farmers. So what I did, the problem with that MOU is that it's essentially non-binding.

Agriculture, Forestry & Economic Development (House) — April 2, 2025 (34:29)

Auto Parts. You can take it to AutoZone. You can even buy a code reader and check it at your own home to see what codes were thrown. You have the right to repair your vehicle and to understand exactly what's wrong with it. All this does, it gives farmers and independent mechanics the right to access that software and those specialty tools at a fair and reasonable rate from the manufacturers. That's all this bill does. This has been a pretty big issue over the past decade

Agriculture, Forestry & Economic Development (House) — April 2, 2025 (33:58)

as amended. Thank you, Mr. Chair, committee. Right to repair is a very unique issue. It's a very American issue. Some of you may not be familiar with the nuts and bolts or the idea of what the right to repair is, but let me put it to you in layman's terms. We've all had a check engine light come on in our vehicle. When that check engine light comes on, you as the owner of that vehicle can take it to the dealer and they can read the code that was thrown. You can take it to O'Reilly

Agriculture, Forestry & Economic Development (House) — April 2, 2025 (33:28)

Thank you, Mr. Chair, members of the committee.

Agriculture, Forestry & Economic Development (House) — April 2, 2025 (33:33)

This is a simple amendment. It essentially takes construction equipment out of the bill. All right, committee, any questions? I'll make a motion to do