Colo. House Approves Consumer Electronics Repair Bill

The Colorado House supported expanding the state’s right-to-repair law that covers digital electronic equipment like cellphones. The House voted 39-18 Tuesday for HB-1121. The FTC supported the bill at a hearing earlier this month (see 2403010046). CTIA, the Consumer Technology Association and other industry groups opposed the bill. “Without any vetting process for qualified repair facilities, the potential for consumer harm is significant and undermines the innovations manufacturers have developed to protect customers,” the associations wrote in a Feb. 27 letter: And it would add to a state patchwork. The bill will go to the Colorado Senate.