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California Senate Passes 'Right to Repair Act' - Slashdot

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California Senate Passes 'Right to Repair Act'

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California Senate Passes 'Right to Repair Act' 15

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on Wednesday May 31, 2023 @01:20PM from the moving-forward dept.
The California state Senate passed Sen. Susan Eggman's (Stockton) Right to Repair Act (SB 244) on Tuesday with a 38-0, bipartisan vote. From a report: It's the furthest a Right to Repair bill has advanced in the state. The bill would significantly expand consumers' and independent repair shops' access to the necessary parts, tools and service information required for repairing consumer electronics and appliances. "This is a huge victory for anyone who's ever been faced with limited options when their phone, fridge or other household electronics break down," said CALPIRG State Director Jenn Engstrom. "It's due time that California fixed its laws so that we can fix our stuff. For the hundreds of advocates and repair businesses and the untold number of consumers supporting Right to Repair, we're one huge step closer to making that happen."

Advocates have been pushing for Right to Repair legislation in California for 5 years. Similar bills have died in the Senate Appropriations Committee the past two years after intense industry lobbying efforts against their passage. But public support for the Right to Repair in the state has grown amid a swell of national momentum. New York, Colorado and Minnesota have all passed their own Right to Repair laws in the past year.

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