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Farm Equipment Right to Repair Act; penalties, civil action.

Introduced: it can still change before the session ends.

VA HB 1324 · House Bill · 2027

Stage
Introduced
Started in
House
Sponsor
Lily Franklin
Latest action
Jul 21, 2026

What it does

Farm Equipment Right to Repair Act; Virginia Consumer Protection Act; penalties; civil action. Requires an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of agricultural equipment, or parts for such equipment, to make available to owners of such equipment and to independent repair providers, on fair and reasonable terms, documentation, parts, and tools for purposes of diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of such equipment. The bill requires, for agricultural equipment that contains an electronic security lock or other security-related function, OEMs to make available to the owners of such equipment and to independent repair providers, on fair and reasonable terms, any special documentation, parts, and…

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Current step)

    Introduced · Jul 21, 2026

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