Relating to: the right to repair agricultural equipment, and providing a penalty. (FE)
Assembly Bill 147 establishes a "right to repair" for agricultural equipment, directly affecting manufacturers, owners, and independent repair providers of farm machinery like tractors and combines. The bill mandates that manufacturers must make available documentation, diagnostic data, embedded software, replacement parts, and repair tools. These resources must be provided to equipment owners and independent repair providers upon request. This access must be offered under "fair terms" and "fair costs," which includes providing digital documentation and embedded software for free, without requiring specific authorizations or affiliations.
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Introduction
Mar 2025
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Introduced Mar 17, 2025
Last action Mar 23, 2026
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Introduced
Introduced by Representatives J. Jacobson, Billings, Johnson, Roe, Cruz, Emerson, Goodwin, Miresse, Joers, Phelps, Madison, Stubbs, Clancy, Subeck, Palmeri, McCarville, DeSmidt, Tenorio, Fitzgerald, Brown and Behnke;
cosponsored by Senators Pfaff, Keyeski, Ratcliff, Roys, Hesselbein, Smith, Spreitzer, Larson, Dassler-Alfheim and Wall
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Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alex Joers
DDemocratic
P
Angelina Cruz
DDemocratic
P
Angelito Tenorio
DDemocratic
P
Ann Roe
DDemocratic
P
Ben DeSmidt
DDemocratic
P
Brienne Brown
DDemocratic
P
Christian Phelps
DDemocratic
P
Darrin Madison
DDemocratic
P
Elijah Behnke
RRepublican
P
Jenna Jacobson
DDemocratic
P
Jill Billings
DDemocratic
P
Joan Fitzgerald
DDemocratic
P
Jodi Emerson
DDemocratic
P
Lisa Subeck
DDemocratic
P
Lori Palmeri
DDemocratic
P
Maureen McCarville
DDemocratic
P
Russell Goodwin
DDemocratic
P
Ryan Clancy
DDemocratic
P
Shelia Stubbs
DDemocratic
P
Tara Johnson
DDemocratic
P
Vinnie Miresse
DDemocratic
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