HF 2763: Providing for services relating to agricultural production, providing penalties, and including effective date and applicability provisions

What it does

This bill regulates practices by an original farm equipment manufacturer (manufacturer). For the purpose of providing services for agricultural equipment in the state, a manufacturer must, with fair and reasonable terms and costs, make available to an independent repair provider or owner of the manufacturer’s equipment any documentation, parts, embedded software, embedded software for agricultural equipment, firmware, tools, or, with owner authorization, data that are intended for use with the equipment or any part, including updates to documentation, parts, embedded software, embedded software for agricultural equipment, firmware, tools, or, with owner authorization, data.

Senate subcommittee · named April 29, 2026

• Sen. Mike Bousselot (R) · mike.bousselot@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D) · herman.quirmbach@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Jeff Taylor (R) · jeff.taylor@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 6 for, 5 against

For: Iowa Cattlemen's Association; Iowa Corn Growers Association; Iowa Farmers Union; Iowa Pork Producers Association; Iowa Soybean Association; Repair Association

Against: Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM); Caterpillar; Deere & Company; Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI); Iowa Nebraska Farm Equipment Dealers Association

In plain words

1. April 13, 2026Filed in the House
2. April 27, 2026Passed the House, 70–18
3. April 27, 2026Arrived in the Senate
4. April 29, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Bousselot, Quirmbach and Taylor