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practice.</blockquote>The dealers are lobbying against this bill,<ref name=":1" /> and state a number of reasons. They question the definition of a motor vehicle, and regarding the legislation if it should apply to motor vehicles due to what they call safety concerns. One of dealers argues that right to repair is a touchy subject, as "a lot of us dealers sit back, and say we really almost don't want in essence people possibly working on our equipment."<ref name=":1" /> | practice.</blockquote>The dealers are lobbying against this bill,<ref name=":1" /> and state a number of reasons. They question the definition of a motor vehicle, and regarding the legislation if it should apply to motor vehicles due to what they call safety concerns. One of dealers argues that right to repair is a touchy subject, as "a lot of us dealers sit back, and say we really almost don't want in essence people possibly working on our equipment."<ref name=":1" /> The bill died upon conclusion of the 129th Legislature, Nov 16, 2020. | ||
At the same time, the delegates of the Nebraska Farm Bureau supported right to repair near unanimously (176-1) on a voice note to formally endorse the right to repair. The delegates represent 58,000 member families that want to have the right to repair of the products they own, and set strong standards for any legislation or agreement with equipment manufacturers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pirg.org/articles/nebraska-farmers-vote-overwhelmingly-for-right-to-repair/|title=Nebraska farmers vote overwhelmingly for Right to Repair|date=11 December 2019|publisher=PIRG|language=en|format=article}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Nebraska Farm Bureau supports right to repair 176-1|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkrHjvjhCQ8|publisher=YouTube|format=video|language=en|date=18 Dec 2019|author=Louis Rossmann}}</ref> | At the same time, the delegates of the Nebraska Farm Bureau supported right to repair near unanimously (176-1) on a voice note to formally endorse the right to repair. The delegates represent 58,000 member families that want to have the right to repair of the products they own, and set strong standards for any legislation or agreement with equipment manufacturers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pirg.org/articles/nebraska-farmers-vote-overwhelmingly-for-right-to-repair/|title=Nebraska farmers vote overwhelmingly for Right to Repair|date=11 December 2019|publisher=PIRG|language=en|format=article}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Nebraska Farm Bureau supports right to repair 176-1|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkrHjvjhCQ8|publisher=YouTube|format=video|language=en|date=18 Dec 2019|author=Louis Rossmann}}</ref> | ||