Major Right To Repair News September 13th 2023!!  - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / repair

author: KG7AMV
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 14, 2023, 12:43:14 am
content: Update!!! California SB244 Right to Repair Bill was not change from the amendments added September 7th and Passed Concurrence 39-0 with 1 Not Voting at about 4:47pm on 09-13-2023 officially sent off to the governor.Watch It Here. I ask you like and subscribe been a lot of hours sitting and watching trying to capture this in real time.

author: Runco990
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 14, 2023, 06:59:15 pm
content: Well, it's progress....Now let's see how much Newsom will be paid to veto it.

author: KG7AMV
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 15, 2023, 11:10:38 am
content: I don't think he will veto as it passed almost unanimously 39-0 in the senate and 65-1 in the assembly. The Governor has 12 days to sign or approve without signing So, If the Governor vetoes the bill it would be sent back next session and a two-thirds vote in each house would needed to override the veto and there for sure is more then 2/3 of a vote assuming everyone votes the same.

author: fzabkar
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 15, 2023, 07:36:41 pm
content: That's a surprising outcome for a nation of corrupt politicians in the pockets of big business.Perhaps there's a hidden gotcha? Louis Rossman seems to think so, else why would Apple support the bill?

author: KG7AMV
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 20, 2023, 05:19:27 pm
content: I guess its been printed and On its way to the governors desk any day now.From what I have been told by people that are on the California BAR is this is pretty solid bill and has a clear intent.42488.1. It is the intent of the Legislature to provide a fair marketplace for the repair of electronic and appliance products and to prohibit intentional barriers and limitations to third-party repair.The only challenge they see is the requirement to offer at no cost documents and tools.4.(B) For documentation, including any relevant updates, that the documentation is made available at no charge, except that, when the documentation is requested in physical printed form, a charge may be included for the reasonable actual costs of preparing and sending the copy.(C) For tools, that the tools are made available by the manufacturer at no charge and without imposing impediments to access or use of the tools to diagnose, maintain, or repair and enable full functionality of the product, or in a manner that impairs the efficient and cost-effective performance of any such diagnosis, maintenance, or repair, except that, when a tool is requested in physical form, a charge may be included for the reasonable, actual costs of preparing and sending the tool.This addition will be interesting also.(k) This section shall not apply if the manufacturer provides an equivalent or better, readily available replacement electronic or appliance product at no charge to the customer.https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB244&version=20230SB24490ENR

author: wraper
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 20, 2023, 05:31:54 pm
content: Quote from: KG7AMV on September 15, 2023, 11:10:38 amIn NY it was voted 59-4. Governor held it for maximum allowed time which 6 is months, then signed it last minute with amendments that made it useless.https://www.engadget.com/new-york-right-to-repair-law-kathy-hochul-184654713.html