Relating to a right to repair consumer electronic equipment.
Summary
Digest: Requires someone that makes electronic items for consumers to give on fair terms to those who look at, maintain or fix the items what they need to maintain or fix the items. Fair terms means, in part, giving independent people what they need on the same terms as people the maker authorizes to make fixes. Lets the state fine people who violate the Act. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). [ Digest: Requires a person that makes electronic items for consumers to give on fair terms to people who look at, maintain or repair the items what they need to do effective maintenance or make effective repairs. Fair terms means, in part, giving independent people what they need on the same terms as people the maker authorizes to make repairs. Lets the state fine people who violate the Act. Takes effect 91 days after session ends. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.1). ] Requires an original equipment manufacturer to make available to an owner of consumer electronic equipment or an independent repair provider on fair and reasonable terms any documentation, tool, part or other device or implement that the original equipment manufacturer makes available to an authorized service provider for the purpose of diagnosing, maintaining or repairing consumer electronic equipment. Permits the Attorney General in response to a consumer complaint to make an investigative demand of a manufacturer that appears to have violated the Act. Specifies the contents of the investigative demand and the method of service. Subjects a manufacturer that violates the Act to a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 for each day of the violation. [ Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. ]
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Feb 5, 2024
Signed Mar 27, 2024
Floor votes · House Mar 5, 2024
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Mar 27, 2024
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
Mar 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Mar 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Mar 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Neron. Passed.
lower
Feb 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass.
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Committee
Referred to Business and Labor.
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
Feb 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Sollman. Passed.
upper
Feb 16, 2024
Committee
Subsequent referral rescinded by order of the President.
upper
Feb 16, 2024
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded. (Printed A-Eng.)
upper
Feb 5, 2024
Committee
Referred to Energy and Environment, then Ways and Means.
upper
Feb 5, 2024
Introduced
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
7 primary · 46 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
AW
Aaron Woods
DDemocratic/Working Families
P
Courtney Neron Misslin
DDemocratic
P
Janeen Sollman
DDemocratic
P
JB
Janelle Bynum
DDemocratic
P
Jeff Golden
DDemocratic
P
Michael Dembrow
DDemocratic
P
Rob Nosse
DDemocratic
Co
Andrea Valderrama
DDemocratic
Co
Annessa Hartman
DDemocratic
Co
Ben Bowman
DDemocratic
Co
Boomer Wright
RRepublican
Co
Chris Gorsek
DDemocratic
Co
Cyrus Javadi
DDemocratic
Co
Dacia Grayber
DDemocratic
Co
Daniel Nguyen
DDemocratic
Co
David Gomberg
DDemocratic
Co
Deb Patterson
DDemocratic
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