Bill > HB475

This bill, titled the "Agricultural Right to Repair Act," seeks to generally revise laws related to agricultural equipment repair. The key provisions of the bill include: 1. Requiring original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to make available, on fair and reasonable terms, any documentation, parts, and tools needed for the diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of agricultural equipment and parts sold or used in the state, either directly or through authorized repair providers. 2. Requiring OEMs to make available, on fair and reasonable terms, any special documentation, parts, and tools needed to access and reset electronic security locks or other security-related functions on agricultural equipment. 3. Defining "fair and reasonable" terms for parts, tools, software, and documentation, which includes cost-based and non-restrictive requirements. 4. Granting the Department of Justice the authority to enforce the provisions of the bill as an unfair method of competition and unfair act or practice. 5. Providing limitations, such as not requiring OEMs to divulge trade secrets and not altering the terms of arrangements between OEMs and authorized repair providers. The bill is set to take effect on July 1, 2024, and apply to equipment sold or in use on or after that date.