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Delaware · 153rd General Assembly (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 176: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 3 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT RIGHT TO REPAIR ACT.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 176 is a bill introduced in the Delaware House on May 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 3 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT RIGHT TO REPAIR ACT. Primary sponsor: Rich Collins (Republican), Bill Carson (Democratic), Russ Huxtable (Democratic), Gerald Hocker (Republican). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 15, 2026): Stricken in House.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

This bill promotes equipment owner choice and competition for repair and maintenance services by requiring manufacturers of agricultural equipment to make available to owners and independent repair providers, on fair and reasonable terms, the same documentation, parts, and tools used to diagnose, maintain, and repair such equipment created by the manufacturer for the purposes of repair.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Republican 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rich CollinsPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse41
Bill CarsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Russ HuxtablePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate6
Gerald HockerPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Ron GrayCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse38
Charles PostlesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse33
Dave SokolaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate8
Jesse VanderwendeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse35
Dave WilsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate18

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Stricken in House
  2. Introduced and Assigned to Agriculture Committee in House

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source