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NEBRASKA LEGISLATURE IS FIRST IN THE NATION TO CONSIDER "RIGHT TO REPAIR" LAW
Feb. 7, 2022
by Todd Neeley, DTN
LINCOLN, Neb. -- The Nebraska Legislature moved one step closer Thursday to a full floor debate on legislation that would give Nebraska farmers the right to repair their own equipment, as the judiciary committee voted Legislative Bill 543 out of committee.
The bill is labeled as a priority of state Sen. Tom Brandt of Plymouth, making the Nebraska Legislature the first legislature in the country to consider such a law.
The right to repair increasingly has become an issue in agriculture and other industries with state legislatures introducing bills in at least 32 states, including bills in 21 states in 2021. So far, however, similar bills in Florida, Kansas, Montana and other states have stalled.
Part of the issue is equipment manufacturers currently will not allow farmers the hardware or software needed to diagnose a problem, much less repair it. So, dealers must send their teams out to the field to diagnose a problem and likely order parts, then come back out to make the repairs. There may be other complications with repairs.
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