HB 637 — CS/CS/HB 637: Farm Equipment

F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HBCS/HB 637 2026 A bill to be entitled An act relating to farm equipment;

defining the termsterm "consumer" and "farm equipment";

conforming provisions to changes made by the act;

requiring the manufacturer or its authorized agent to make such repairs to conform the farm equipment to the warranty upon receipt of such report;

authorizingproviding anfor extensionthe nonapplicability of the allowablepresumption; repair period under certain conditions;

providing applicability;

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protection against defective farm equipment.— (1) As used in this section, the term:term "farm equipment" means all power-drawn, power-driven, or self-propelled equipment used on a farm or used to transport farm products.

(a) "Consumer" means a purchaser or lessee of farm equipment, other than for purposes of resale, or a person entitled to enforce the obligations of the warranty during the duration of the farm equipment warranty period.

(b) "Farm equipment" means all power-drawn, power-driven, or self-propelled equipment primarily designed for use on a farm or primarily designed to transport farm products.

(3)(a) If farm equipment is defective and does not conform to all applicable express written warranties, the consumer may report the defect in writing to the manufacturer or its authorized service agent during the manufacturer's warranty period or during the 1-year1- year period following the original delivery date of the farm equipment to the consumer to allow the Pagemanufacturer 2or ofits 4authorized CODING:agent the opportunity to conform the farm equipment to the warranty.

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(b)Page The2 manufacturer or its authorized agent shall replace the farm equipment with comparable farm equipment, or accept the return of the4 defectiveCODING: farm equipment from the consumer and refund the consumer and the lienholder or holder of a security interest, if any, the cash purchase price, including sales tax, license fees, registration fees, and any similar governmental charges less a reasonable offset for prior use and depreciation of the farm equipment, if the manufacturer or its authorized dealer is not able to or otherwise fails to conform the farm equipment to any applicable express written warranty after a reasonable number of attempts.

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hb637-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 637 2026 (b) The manufacturer or its authorized agent shall replace the farm equipment with comparable farm equipment, or accept the return of the defective farm equipment from the consumer and refund the consumer the cash purchase price, including sales tax, license fees, registration fees, and any similar governmental charges if the manufacturer or its authorized dealer is not able to or otherwise fails to conform the farm equipment to any applicable express written warranty after a reasonable number of attempts.

(d) In no event shall the presumption provided in paragraph (c) apply to a manufacturer unless the manufacturer or its authorized agent has received prior direct written notification from or on behalf of the consumer and been offered an opportunity to cure the alleged defect.

(e) It is an affirmative defense to any claim under this subsection that:

hb637-02-c2hb637-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HBCS/HB 637 2026 (d)1. In no event shall the presumption provided in paragraph (c) apply to a manufacturer unless the manufacturer or its authorized agent has received prior direct written notification from or on behalf of the consumer and been offered an opportunity to cure the alleged defect.

(e) The allowable repair period shall be extended by any period of time during which repair services are not available to the consumer because of war, invasion, strike, fire, flood, or natural disaster.

(f) It is an affirmative defense to any claim under this subsection that:

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(f) This subsection may not be construed to limit or impair the rights or remedies which are otherwise available to a consumer under chapter 681.

(h) This subsection applies to farm equipment sold on or after July 1, 2026.

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