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Senate committee holds first hearing on 'right to repair' bill modeled on New York law
Summary
Senator Blessing gave proponent testimony at the Senate Small Business and Economic Opportunity Committee's first hearing on Senate Bill 176, urging Ohio to become a 'right to repair' state and saying manufacturers should provide parts, manuals and diagnostic tools to enable independent repair and consumer self-repair.
Senate Bill 176 received its first hearing before the Senate Small Business and Economic Opportunity Committee, where sponsor Senator Blessing urged lawmakers to make Ohio a "right to repair" state and to require manufacturers to supply manuals, parts and diagnostic tools that allow consumers and independent shops to fix electronic devices.
The bill is modeled on a digital fair-repair law that recently passed in New York and would, according to…
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