Right to Repair legislation is clearing new milestones as never before. We are 4 for 4 in committee hearings so far this year. MA, NE, MN and WA are moving ahead in the legislative process with increasingly strong support.

More legislation was officially filed this week as well. Georgia filed a comprehensive Right to Repair bill, Maryland did the same. Colorado filed a wheelchair right to repair measure and Michigan added their efforts for farmers. This brings the total number of states with active legislation to 21 – far ahead of our expectations in what is normally an “off” year.

Also new this week are several new federal efforts that have been in the works for several months. Rep Mondaire Jones (D-NY) and Rep Victoria Spartz (R-IN) teamed up in a non-partisan effort intended to remove the last lingering copyright office limitations on repair and repair tools.

Montana Senator Jon Tester filed his “Agricultural Right to Repair Act” at the same time as

Rep Bobby Rush (D - IL) filed his Right to Equitable and Professional Auto Industry Repair (REPAIR)

Rep Joe Morelle (D-NY) continues to gather supporters for his general Right to Repair legislation filed in the fall covering all the stuff not otherwise covered by the Jones and Tester bills.

It’s been a wonderful week – and we hope momentum continues to build so that state law will be enacted to allow us all to fix the things we buy – even if they happen to include a computer chip.

Gay Gordon-Byrne
Executive Director
The Repair Association