A 6601 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Enacts the "farm equipment fair repair act"

Summary
Requires original manufacturers of agricultural equipment to make certain documentation, parts, and tools required for the diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of agricultural equipment available, on fair and reasonable terms, to independent repair providers and owners of agricultural equipment manufactured and sold on or after July 1, 2015.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 6, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026
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A6601 A6601A · 6 edits
MODERATE
This bill was amended to change its title from 'right to repair farm equipment act' to 'farm equipment fair repair act' and significantly restructured the definitions section. The changes clarify terminology, expand the scope of equipment covered to include horticulture and viticulture, and modify how 'fair and reasonable terms' are defined for parts, documentation, and tools.
Scope change
The bill now explicitly includes horticulture, viticulture, dairy, and livestock operations in addition to traditional farming, and broadens the definition of agricultural equipment to cover more types of devices used in these industries.
SCOPE

Expanded the definition of agricultural equipment to include horticulture, viticulture, dairy, livestock, poultry, beef raising, forestry, and property maintenance operations.

DEFINITION

Changed the title of the new article from 'RIGHT TO REPAIR FARM EQUIPMENT' to 'AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT RIGHT TO REPAIR' to reflect the broader scope.

Reorganized and clarified definitions for 'authorized repair provider,' 'independent repair provider,' and 'original equipment manufacturer' to remove ambiguity about manufacturer self-repair status.

Changed the definition of 'farm equipment' to 'agricultural equipment' and removed the $1,500 minimum price threshold for equipment coverage.

Added a new definition for 'documentation' to explicitly include manuals, wiring diagrams, service codes, and other repair guidance materials.

REQUIREMENT

Updated the 'fair and reasonable terms' definition to specifically address parts, documentation, and tools separately with clearer requirements about pricing, contracts, and access restrictions.

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Total actions
4
Key actions
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Committee
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Amendments
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Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 6601A
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Anna Kelles
DDemocratic/Working Families
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