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Similar efforts have rippled out through the country, where repair bills have been introduced in every US state and passed
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“Colorado has the broadest repair rights in the country,” says Danny Katz, executive director CoPIRG, the Colorado branch of the consumer advocate group PIRG.
Key facts
- The bill modifies Colorado’s Consumer Right to Repair Digital Electronic Equipment act, which was passed in 2024 and went into effect in January 2026
- Cisco did not respond to WIRED's request for comment, but in the hearing a Cisco representative said, “Cisco supports SB-90
- Today at a hearing of the Colorado Senate Business, Labor, and Technology committee, lawmakers voted unanimously to move Colorado state bill SB26-090 —titled Exempt Critical Infrastructure from Right
- IBM supports right-to-repair policies that empower consumers while protecting cybersecurity, intellectual property, and critical infrastructure,” wrote an IBM spokesperson in an email to WIRED
Summary
Similar efforts have rippled out through the country, where repair bills have been introduced in every US state and passed in eight of them. Manufacturers tend to be less supportive of right-to-repair efforts, as corporations stand to make more money charging for tools, replacement parts, and repair services than if they were to let people fix things on their own. Today at a hearing of the Colorado Senate Business, Labor, and Technology committee, lawmakers voted unanimously to move Colorado state bill SB26-090 —titled Exempt Critical Infrastructure from Right to Repair—out of committee and into the state senate and house for a vote. The bill modifies Colorado’s Consumer Right to Repair Digital Electronic Equipment act, which was passed in 2024 and went into effect in January 2026.