Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB390: Provide for Montana right to repair agricultural equipment act
Status: Chaptered, May 20, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act generally revising laws relating to agricultural equipment and the right to repair; creating the montana agricultural equipment repair bill of rights act; providing definitions; applying the act to agricultural equipment manufacturers; providing exceptions; and providing a delayed effective date and a contingent termination date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING LAWS RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT AND THE RIGHT TO REPAIR; CREATING THE MONTANA AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT REPAIR BILL OF RIGHTS ACT; PROVIDING DEFINITIONS; APPLYING THE ACT TO AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS; PROVIDING EXCEPTIONS; AND PROVIDING A DELAYED EFFECTIVE DATE AND A CONTINGENT TERMINATION DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: NEW SECTION. Section 1. Short title. [Sections 1 through 4] may be cited as the "Montana Agricultural Equipment Repair Bill of Rights Act". NEW SECTION. Section 2. Definitions. For the purposes of [sections 1 through 4], the following definitions apply: (1) (a) "Agricultural equipment" or "equipment" means products used in agriculture, horticulture, and viticulture, dairy products, livestock and the products of livestock, the products of poultry, bee raising, and forestry, products used in property maintenance, and any products raised or produced on farms and processed or manufactured products of products raised or produced on farms that are transported or intended to be transported in interstate or foreign commerce. (b) The term does not include: (i) a motor vehicle that is designed to transport individuals or property on a street or highway and is certified by a motor vehicle manufacturer under all requirements for the distribution and sale of motor vehicles in the United States; or (ii) industrial, …
Sponsors
- Tuss, Paul (D, 27) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Died in Process
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Signed by Governor
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (H) Returned from Enrolling
- : (H) Sent to Enrolling
- : (S) 3rd Reading Concurred
- : (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
Subjects: Consumer Protection, Agriculture
Common questions
- What is HB390?
- HB390 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Provide for Montana right to repair agricultural equipment act.
- What does HB390 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act generally revising laws relating to agricultural equipment and the right to repair; creating the montana agricultural equipment repair bill of rights act; providing definitions; applying the act to agricultural equipment manufacturers; providing exceptions; and providing a delayed effective date and a contingent termination date.".
- What is the status of HB390?
- Chaptered as of May 20, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Process (May 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB390?
- Tuss, Paul (D, 27).
- Where is the official record for HB390?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2219
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