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This law was passed in advance of a binding ballot initiative referendum which appeared on Massachusetts's statewide ballot also on November 6. The measure passed with 86% voter support. [1] Because there were now two different laws in effect, the Massachusetts legislature enacted a bill, H. 3757 to reconcile the two laws.
The first successful implementation of a right to repair came when Massachusetts passed the United States' first right to repair law for the automotive sector in 2012, which required automobile manufacturers to sell the same service materials and diagnostics directly to consumers or to independent mechanics as they used to provide exclusively ...
A brief history of automotive right to repair laws. The early 2000s saw the first stirrings of right to repair activism in the U.S. automotive industry.
Meanwhile, a lawsuit filed by an automaker-backed trade group remains pending.
A new Oregonian law bans pairing parts to specific devices so other official parts won't work properly. Apple has been using this practice recently. Oregon’s new right to repair law bans ...
The Massachusetts Right to Repair Coalition has run TV ads and a media campaign discussing the need for a change of the law. [10] On August 6, 2019, the Massachusetts Right to Repair Coalition filed paperwork with the Massachusetts Attorney General's office to have a question placed on the 2020 ballot to include telematics. [11]
The bill makes it easier for consumers and independent repair shops to fix smartphones, computers and other products containing electronics in Oregon. Oregon Legislature passes nation’s ...
The Massachusetts Right to Repair Initiative (2020), also known as Question 1, appeared on the Massachusetts 2020 general election ballot as an initiated state statute. It was approved by voters and the measure will update the state's right to repair laws to include electronic vehicle data.