NY Assembly Panel Clears Right-to-Repair Bill

New Yorkers could gain a digital right to repair under a bill cleared on a bipartisan basis Tuesday by the Assembly Consumer Affairs and Protection Committee. The panel voted 14-2, with two of four Republicans in favor, to report A-7006 to the Codes Committee. Also at the livestreamed hearing, all four GOP members unsuccessfully voted to stop the Democratic majority from holding a Republican bill (A-8246) that would have exempted real estate agents from a ban on unsolicited telemarketing sales calls during declared disasters and other states of emergency. Advocates are still searching for the first state to pass an electronic right-to-repair bill, amid continued opposition from industry groups (see 2204060043).