New York state’s “Right to Repair” law could have a ripple effect

The passage of the Right to Repair bill could result in a national policy shiftBy: Jon KeeganEstimated reading time: 6 minutesNew York’s passage of the nation’s first consumer electronics “right-to-repair” law represents a rare success for consumer groups and advocates who have fought a deep-pocketed industry-wide lobbying effort for years. The “Digital Fair Repair Act” easily passed on June 3 with a 147–2 vote in the New York State Assembly after passing the Senate two days earlier, and now

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