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Committee backs working group to draft right‑to‑repair bill after farmers, consumer groups press for change
Summary
After briefings from Legislative Service Office and public testimony from farmers, consumer advocates and repair advocates, the committee asked staff to form a working group and directed members to draft and vet right‑to‑repair legislation focused initially on agricultural equipment with options for broader coverage.
The committee heard an LSO overview of right‑to‑repair law, followed by public testimony from farmers, consumer advocates and repair advocates urging legislation to give owners and independent mechanics access to diagnostic tools, parts and software necessary to repair products they own.
Clarissa Nord, Legislative Service Office, told the committee that right‑to‑repair proposals typically cover diagnostic tools, repair parts, and embedded software and that five states (California, Colorado, Minnesota, New York and Oregon) had enacted right‑to‑repair laws as of March 2025. She reviewed Wyoming’s earlier efforts (farm equipment bills in 2017 and 2018 that failed to pass the House of Representatives) and described Colorado’s…
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