New York gets right-to-repair law – after some industry-friendly repairs to the rules
by the state legislature in June and was sent for Governor Hochul's signature.
Specifically, the law requires manufacturers to reasonably provide documentation, diagrams, parts, and tools for consumer electronics sold in New York to device owners and repair shops so that they can diagnose and fix their broken stuff by themselves. The goal is to prevent people from being gouged by expensive fixes or replacements, and reduce e-waste by saving electronics from the trash with repairs.
Gov Hochul finally signed off on the bill on Wednesday, though the final text has been edited. These types of changes are called chapter amendments, which are supposed to streamline and smooth the legislative process in New York. Rather than ping-pong a bill back and forth between lawmakers and the governor when there are disagreements over the wording, chapter amendments can be negotiated and made at a late stage that all sides ultimately say they will agree on.
Others were less diplomatic. Right-to-repair activist and repair shop owner Louis Rossmann posted a review of the revised legislation, saying the bill"got f**ked." You can see his analysis of the fine print below – warning: NSFW language.
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