Iowa House passes ‘right to repair’ bill for farm equipment

By: Robin Opsahl

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: April 28, 2026

Words: 641

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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The Iowa House passed a “right to repair” bill with bipartisan support Monday that aims to ensure Iowa farmers can more easily repair their own agricultural equipment.

House File 2763, passed 70-18, would require manufacturers of agricultural equipment to make documentation, parts, software, firmware and tools related to repairing or maintaining equipment available to independent repair facilities and equipment owners at “fair and reasonable terms and costs.”

The measure has been discussed as a …

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