HF1337 Summary

• Establishes the "Digital Fair Repair Act" requiring original equipment manufacturers to make documentation, parts, tools, and embedded software updates available to independent repair providers and equipment owners on fair and reasonable terms for diagnostic, maintenance, and repair purposes.

• Defines "fair and reasonable terms" for parts as costs considering agreed conditions and quality, and prohibits manufacturers from imposing substantial obligations to use only authorized repair providers or requiring parts to be registered/paired before operation.

• Requires manufacturers to provide tools, software, and documentation to independent repair providers at costs and terms equivalent to those offered to authorized repair providers, and documentation must be available at no charge (except reasonable printing costs for physical copies).

• Classifies violations as unlawful practices under section 325D.44, allowing the attorney general to enforce the law using all available remedies and penalties under section 8.31.

• Excludes motor vehicle manufacturers, motor vehicle equipment manufacturers, motor vehicle dealers, and medical device manufacturers from the law's requirements; becomes effective January 1, 2024.