FTC Backs Colorado Including Devices in Latest R2R Bill
Colorado should pass a bill expanding its right-to-repair statute to cover digital electronic equipment like cellphones, the FTC said Thursday. Consumer Protection Bureau attorney Christine Todaro testified before the House Business Affairs Committee in support of HB 24-1121. Introduced in…
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January by Reps. Brianna Titone (D) and Steven Woodrow (D), the bill expands Colorado’s right-to-repair law, which was last amended in 2023 to include farm equipment. The latest iteration would cover cellphones manufactured since July 2021 and other consumer electronic devices manufactured since July 2015. The FTC supports the latest bill because it protects consumers’ access to “cost-effective repairs and advances the numerous benefits that flow from increased competition in repair markets,” said Todaro. The bill awaits committee passage in both chambers.