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MT HB390

Bill

Status

Failed

5/20/2025

Primary Sponsor

Paul Tuss

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires agricultural equipment manufacturers to provide owners and independent repair providers with documentation, parts, and tools needed for diagnosis, maintenance, and repair on fair and reasonable terms

  • Prohibits manufacturers from using "parts pairing" or other mechanisms to block non-manufacturer parts, reduce equipment functionality after independent repairs, or create false warnings about replacement parts

  • Covers equipment used in agriculture, horticulture, viticulture, dairy, livestock, poultry, bee raising, and forestry, but excludes highway motor vehicles and industrial/construction/mining equipment

  • Protects manufacturers from liability for damage caused by independent repairs and does not require disclosure of trade secrets beyond what is necessary for repairs

  • Effective January 1, 2026, with automatic termination if Congress enacts federal agricultural equipment right-to-repair legislation

Legislative Description

Provide for Montana right to repair agricultural equipment act

Agriculture

Last Action

(H) Died in Process

5/20/2025

Committee Referrals

Business & Labor2/5/2025

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