The Bad PlaceFeed: All Latest | Colorado's Anti-Repair Bill Is Dead by Boone Ashworth
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Colorado’s proposed SB26‑090, which aimed to carve out a “critical infrastructure” exemption from the state’s 2024 Consumer Right to Repair law, was defeated and postponed indefinitely after a 7‑4 vote in the House committee. Although the bill enjoyed industry backing from companies such as Cisco and IBM, who warned that making repair tools publicly available could create cybersecurity risks, a broad coalition of repair advocates, consumer groups, environmental organizations, and cybersecurity experts argued that the right‑to‑repair protections are not dangerous and that most hacks are remote rather than through physical components. The defeat follows Colorado’s 2024 law, effective January 2026, that guarantees access to tools and documentation for fixing digital electronics, and advocates view the vote as a win while warning that the broader battle over repair legislation will continue in the state and across the U.S.
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