HB 813 – Provide for the Agricultural Emissions Right to Repair Act
HB 813: Provide for the Agricultural Emissions Right to Repair Act
What you can do to support the bill:
Call (406) 444-4800 to reach the Information Desk to leave a message to the House Business and Labor committee and urge them to vote yes on HB 813.
They will likely vote on the bill on 3/4/2025
AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING LAWS RELATED TO THE SALE, REPAIR, AND MAINTENANCE OF AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT; REQUIRING ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS TO ALLOW THE PURCHASE OF PARTS AND REPAIR OF EMISSIONS SYSTEMS BY INDEPENDENT REPAIR PROVIDERS AND OWNERS
Sponsored By Rep. Tom France- Equipment manufacturers refuse access or charge exorbitant prices for software and tools needed to make repairs.
- Delay in service from an authorized technician when repair is needed could cost a producer their crop.
- Montana law allows you to choose where you repair your car. Why not agricultural equipment?
- Supports independent repair shops in rural communities who can provide timely services to area farmers and ranchers.
- A 2018 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) by a large Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) claimed they would provide the right to repair by 2021. They broke their promise. Other MOUs, again, claims the right to repair (by only ONE equipment manufacturer) but, is not legally binding. Farmers still don’t have the right to repair.
- The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the attorneys general of Minnesota and Illinois have filed a lawsuit against John Deere & Co., alleging the company’s repair restrictions violate competition laws.
- National Farmers Union sent a letter to the EPA asserting that EPA rules and regulations require manufacturers to provide the tools needed to maintain and repair the emissions of our equipment. The head of the EPA affirmed NFU’s assertion.