House agriculture committee advances right to repair bill

By: Cami Koons

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: February 19, 2026

Words: 412

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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The House Agriculture Committee advanced a bill Thursday aimed at ensuring Iowa farmers can make their own repairs on agricultural equipment.

House Study Bill 751 would require agricultural equipment manufacturers to make documentation, parts, software, firmware and tools available at “fair and reasonable terms and costs” to independent repair facilities and equipment owners.

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The bill was introduced by the committee chair, Rep. …

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