Missouri right-to-repair bills target costs, control over agricultural equipment

Missouri lawmakers are debating a series of right-to-repair bills that could reshape how consumers and farmers access tools, software and information needed to maintain and repair their equipment — an issue advocates said is costing farmers time, money and control over the equipment they own.

Sen. Tracy McCreery, sponsor of SB 1564, which has advanced to committee in the state Senate, said the proposal is aimed at restoring balance in an increasingly software-driven marketplace.

The bill aims to give owners of these products access to "the same diagnostic and repair information that manufacturers supply to independent repair providers or authorized repair providers" and the parts necessary to make the repairs.

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