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OR SB1163

Bill

Status

Failed

6/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Janeen Sollman

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Origin

Senate

2025 Legislative Measures

AI Summary

  • Original equipment manufacturers must provide public bodies that own or lease agricultural equipment with documentation, tools, parts, embedded software, firmware, and data needed to diagnose, maintain, repair, or update equipment on fair and reasonable terms equivalent to what authorized service providers receive

  • For equipment manufactured and first sold in Oregon after January 1, 2026, manufacturers cannot use parts pairing to prevent installation of functional replacement parts, reduce equipment functionality, or display misleading alerts about unidentified parts

  • Documentation must be provided at no charge (except reasonable printing costs), and parts must be offered at costs equivalent to the most favorable terms given to authorized service providers

  • The Attorney General may investigate violations upon complaint from an owner and impose civil penalties of up to $1,000 per day of violation, or seek injunctions

  • Contract provisions waiving manufacturer obligations under the Act are void; the law does not require disclosure of trade secrets beyond what is necessary, and manufacturers retain no liability for improper owner repairs made using properly provided materials

Legislative Description

Relating to a right to repair agricultural equipment.

Last Action

In committee upon adjournment.

6/27/2025

Committee Referrals

Energy and Environment3/3/2025

Full Bill Text

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