# Virginia HB1324: Farm Equipment Right to Repair Act; penalties, civil action.

Virginia HB1324, Farm Equipment Right to Repair Act; penalties, civil action., is a 2027 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Lily V. Franklin (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-07-21 (Continued from last session) (as of 2026-10-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1324-2027
- As of: 2026-10-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1324
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2027 Regular Session
- Title: Farm Equipment Right to Repair Act; penalties, civil action.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-16
- Last action: 2026-07-21, Continued from last session
- Sponsor: Lily V. Franklin (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Subcommittee #2
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Farm Equipment Right to Repair Act; Virginia Consumer Protection Act; penalties; civil action. Requires an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of agricultural equipment, or parts for such equipment, to make available to owners of such equipment and to independent repair providers, on fair and reasonable terms, documentation, parts, and tools for purposes of diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of such equipment. The bill requires, for agricultural equipment that contains an electronic security lock or other security-related function, OEMs to make available to the owners of such equipment and to independent repair providers, on fair and reasonable terms, any special documentation, parts, and tools needed to disable such lock or function and to reset it when disabled. A violation of the bill's provisions is a prohibited practice under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. Any person who suffers a loss as the result of a violation of the bill's provisions shall be entitled to initiate an action for an injunction to enforce such provisions. The bill applies with respect to agricultural equipment sold or in use in the Commonwealth on or after January 1, 2027.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Lily V. Franklin (Democratic), House

## Actions (7)

- 2026-07-21: Continued from last session (House)
- 2026-02-12: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2028 (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-02-12: Continued to 2027 in Labor and Commerce (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-02-03: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1324) (House)
- 2026-01-27: Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2 (House)
- 2026-01-16: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce (House)
- 2026-01-16: Presented and ordered printed 26104504D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-16: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229969.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229968.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229969.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229968.PDF)

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- [HB1535: Individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities; admissibility of s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1535-2027)
- [HB1534: School service providers; deletion of student and family personal information.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1534-2027)
- [SB843: Data centers; state permitting, local approval, moratorium, sunset.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB843-2027)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1324-2027 (as of 2026-10-11).