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House TRW committee hears mixed testimony on HB15, a right-to-repair bill for digital electronics
Summary
Representative Yin presented HB15 to guarantee owners and independent shops access to repair tools and documentation for consumer digital electronics; witnesses praised consumer and small-business benefits while industry urged exemptions for security systems, trade secrets and existing MOUs; committee laid the bill back for further work Thursday at noon.
CHEYENNE — The House Transportation, Rights & Welfare Committee on Thursday heard more than an hour of testimony on House Bill 15, a proposal to guarantee consumers and independent repair shops access to tools, parts and documentation needed to fix "digital electronic equipment." Representative Yin, the bill sponsor, presented the measure and said it was narrowed through interim work to cover consumer and small-business electronics rather than farm implements or automobiles.
The bill’s sponsor, Representative Yin (minority floor leader), told the committee the proposal seeks to restore owners’ ability to repair devices they purchased and to allow independent repair providers access to the same diagnostic tools and documentation manufacturers provide to authorized service centers. "The ability to repair a device should be something a property owner has the ability to do for their own devices," Yin said during his presentation.
Supporters, including rural and small‑business groups, told lawmakers the change would reduce downtime and costs in areas with few authorized…
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