Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island H7476: AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT RIGHT TO REPAIR ACT (Provides that
Status: Failed, March 12, 2026
AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT RIGHT TO REPAIR ACT (Provides that original equipment manufacturers, implemented by/with surrogate distributors, of agricultural equipment, provide to independent service providers repair information and tools to maintain and repair electronics-enabled agricultural equipment.)
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 4, 2026:
2026 -- H 7476 ======== LC004801 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ ANACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT RIGHT TO REPAIR ACT Introduced By: Representatives Shallcross Smith, Fogarty, Bennett, Azzinaro, Marszalkowski, DeSimone, and McGaw Date Introduced: February 04, 2026 Referred To: House Corporations It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: SECTION 1. Title 6 of the General Laws entitled "COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following chapter: CHAPTER AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT RIGHT TO REPAIR ACT 6-63-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Agricultural Equipment Right to Repair Act". 6-63-2. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Authorized repair provider" means an individual or business who is affiliated with an original equipment manufacturer and who has an arrangement with the original equipment manufacturer, for a definite or indefinite period, under which the original equipment manufacturer grants to the individual or business a license to use a trade name, service mark, or other proprietary identifier for the purposes of offering the services of diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of electronics-enabled agricultural equipment under the name of the original equipment manufacturer, or other arrangement with the original equipment manufacturer to offer such services on behalf of the original equipment …
Sponsors
- Ann Shallcross Smith, Mary (D, HD-046) · primary sponsor
- Kathleen Fogarty (D, HD-035)
- David Bennett (D, HD-020)
- Samuel Azzinaro (D)
- Alex Marszalkowski (D)
- DeSimone, Anthony (D, HD-005)
- McGaw, Michelle (D, HD-071)
Latest actions
- : Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- : Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
- : Introduced, referred to House Corporations
Subjects: COMMERCIAL LAW
Common questions
- What is H7476?
- H7476 is a bill in the Rhode Island Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT RIGHT TO REPAIR ACT (Provides that .
- What does H7476 do?
- AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT RIGHT TO REPAIR ACT (Provides that original equipment manufacturers, implemented by/with surrogate distributors, of agricultural equipment, provide to independent service providers repair information and tools to maintain and repair electronics-enabled agricultural equipment.)
- What is the status of H7476?
- Failed as of March 12, 2026. Latest action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study (March 12, 2026).
- Who sponsored H7476?
- Ann Shallcross Smith, Mary (D, HD-046), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H7476?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7476.pdf
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