Updated: September 18, 2023
by Marissa Heffernan eScrap News
California’s right-to-repair bill for electronics awaits Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature, and supporters are lauding the years of work it took to get to this point.
Jenn Engstrom, state director of the California Public Interest Research Group (CALPIRG), called the bill’s passage a “victory for every Californian” in a press release.
“We can thank the scrappy group of tinkerers, consumers, environmentalists and small business owners who came together to take on the tech industry and win back the right to fix our own stuff,” she said. “When you buy something, you should be able to do what you want with it.”
The California Assembly passed the bill on Sept. 12 with a 65-1 vote, and after the Senate concurred on Sept. 13, it went to the governor’s desk.