Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that establishes the Equipment Right to Repair Act in West Virginia.

Highlights:

• Defines terms related to farm equipment and the right to repair said equipment by individuals (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies a manufacturer of equipment sold or leased, offered for sale or lease, or used in this state shall make available upon expiration of the new equipment warranty to any independent repair provider and owner of equipment for lease or sale any documentation, parts, and tools required for the diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of the equipment, inclusive of any technical updates and corrections to embedded software or information (Sec. 1). 

• Establishes  jurisdiction of the Commissioner of Agriculture over the repair services (Sec. 1). 

• Establishing requirements for the right to repair (Sec. 1). 

• Establishing limitations on right to repair (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies nothing in this bill shall be construed to  require a manufacturer to divulge any trade secret to any owner or independent repair provider (Sec. 1).

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