A Lemon Law for farm equipment was passed by the Wisconsin State Assembly.
The bill was co-authored by State Representative Paul Tittl and Senator Andre Jacque from De Pere.
Tittl stated that the bill “allows buyers of defective farm equipment to get their money back if a defection in the equipment has been subject to repair at least four times and continues to exist”.
The bill was designed similarly to the 1984 Wisconsin Lemon Law in place for cars, trucks, and SUV’s.
There are currently ten other states that already have similar lemon laws for agricultural machinery, including Illinois and Minnesota.
Tittl explained that the idea of the bill is credited to Tom Freis, a local farmer who spent roughly $40,000 on repairs attempting to get his tractor to work, yet never was able to do so.
Freis testified in favor of the bill in Madison and was accompanied by Attorney Patrick DeWayne who was “instrumental in the creation of the automobile lemon law in 1984”.
The bill moves onto the Senate, where Sen. Jacque is leading the effort.
