Let Colorado Ag Committee Senators Know You Support Right To Repair

We need your help!
 
Farmers and ranchers deserve the freedom to choose whether they fix their own equipment, bring their equipment to an independent mechanic that is convenient to them, or bring their equipment to the manufacturer’s authorized dealership for repairs.
 
The Colorado House of Representatives has already passed HB23-1011, which would provide you and your fellow farmers and ranchers with the ability to repair your equipment and avoid downtime during harvest.
 
Your freedom of choice is in jeopardy though as it awaits a vote in the Colorado Senate.

The equipment manufacturers are lobbying hard against this bill, while family farmers and ranchers risk losing their crop or risk not being able to feed their livestock during a winter storm while waiting days for a technician to come to their farm or ranch.
 
That’s why we need YOU to contact the Senators on the Colorado Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee to let them know what the successful passage of this bill would mean for you and your fellow farmers and ranchers. Please email these Senators individually. A personalized email from you and others that would be affected by this bill that goes to each Senator individually will go a long way in helping them decide how to vote.
 
While you can send the same email to each Senator, please remember to change the greeting and send them individually instead of all-in-one email. If you need assistance with what to write, remember to include the following things:

• A personalized greeting
• A sentence or two about who you are, what you do, and where you live.
• A few sentences about how the successful passage of this bill would impact you and your fellow farmers and ranchers. Examples:
  • This bill would help me make repairs more affordable.
  • This bill would help me diagnose issues with my equipment.
  • The current situation hurts me because I have to wait for a backlog of technicians.
  • The current situation requires me to travel a far distance to maintain my equipment.
  • Simply, I want the freedom to fix my own equipment.
• If you have a personal story about hardship you incurred due to not being able to fix your own equipment or bring it to an independent mechanic, definitely include it here.
• Finish by urging them to vote YES on HB23-1011–Consumer Right to Repair Agricultural Equipment and thanking them for their time and vote.

The following Senators are on the Colorado Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee:

• Senator Dylan Roberts — dylan.roberts.senate@coleg.gov
• Senator Nick Hinrichsen — nick.hinrichsen.senate@coleg.gov
• Senator Janice Marchman — janice.marchman.senate@coleg.gov
• Senator Kevin Priola — kevin.priola.senate@coleg.gov
• Senator Cleave Simpson — cleave.simpson.senate@coleg.gov
• Senator Rod Pelton — rod.pelton.senate@coleg.gov
• Senator Byron Pelton — byron.pelton.senate@coleg.gov

You can learn more about Right to Repair by checking out our fact sheet or the bill language.

If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to Tyler Garrett, Director of Government Relations, at tyler.garrett@rmfu.org or 479-427-2420.