Digital Right to Repair Act; access to diagnostics, tools, service documentation, and firmware.
Summary
Digital Right to Repair Act; access to diagnostics, tools, service documentation, and firmware; penalties. Requires an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of digital electronic equipment to make available to owners of such equipment and to independent repair providers, on fair and reasonable terms, documentation, parts, and tools for purposes of diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of such equipment. The bill requires, for digital electronic equipment that contains an electronic security lock or other security-related function, OEMs to make available to the owners of such equipment and to independent repair providers, on fair and reasonable terms, any special documentation, parts, and tools needed to disable such lock or function and to reset it when disabled. A violation of the bill's provisions is a prohibited practice under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2026
Last action Feb 18, 2026
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2026
Committee
Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jackie Glass
DDemocratic
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