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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas Legislature considers Motor Vehicle Right to Repair Act requiring manufacturers to share diagnostic tools and data
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in Committee
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What This Bill Proposed
This proposed legislation requires vehicle manufacturers to provide vehicle owners and independent repair shops with standardized access to diagnostic codes, mechanical data, and repair tools on terms comparable to those offered to authorized dealers. The measure establishes a Motor Vehicle Repairs Board under the Attorney General to manage data access and investigate potential violations. If enacted, the act would take effect on January 1, 2026.
Independent repair shops and vehicle owners would gain legal rights to purchase specialized diagnostic software, tools, and mechanical data directly from manufacturers, potentially altering repair costs and service options across Kansas.
- Right-to-repair legislation has been introduced in numerous state legislatures to give vehicle owners and independent mechanics access to diagnostic tools and software previously restricted to authorized dealerships. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Independent repair facilities
Independent repair shops gain the legal right to purchase diagnostic tools, software, and mechanical data on terms comparable to authorized dealers.
Motor vehicle manufacturers
Manufacturers are required to standardize diagnostic systems, provide comparable access to tools and data, and equip certain vehicles with standardized access platforms.
Motor vehicle owners
Vehicle owners gain the ability to access vehicle diagnostic systems and authorize independent repair facilities to receive mechanical data.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who sits on the Motor Vehicle Repairs Board?
What happens if a manufacturer denies an independent repair shop access to mechanical data?
Are telematics systems covered under the right to repair act?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Apr 10, 2026HouseDied in Committee
- Feb 5, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced
- Feb 5, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to House Committee on Transportation
Version history
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Establishment of State Oversight Board
The bill shifts regulatory oversight of vehicle diagnostic data access to a newly created board under the state attorney general.
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy70Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz35Current news / social attention level
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