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Ohio panel hears sponsor testimony on HB 301, a digital ‘right to repair’ bill
Summary
The House Technology and Innovation Committee held a first hearing on House Bill 301, which would require manufacturers of small-screen digital devices to provide documentation, parts and tools to owners and repair providers. Lawmakers questioned the bill’s scope, security implications and effect on repair markets; no vote was taken.
Representative Adam Matthews, sponsor of House Bill 301, presented sponsor testimony to the House Technology and Innovation Committee on a bill that would require manufacturers of certain small-screen digital devices to provide documentation, tools and parts to owners or third‑party repair providers.
The bill, Matthews said, would “require manufacturers of certain digital electronic equipment, specifically cell phones, laptops, or other small screen personal screens, to provide the documentation, tools and parts necessary for owners or repair providers to maintain and repair this equipment.” He told the committee the…
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