A law that recognizes the ``right to repair'' in a wide range of products from smartphones to refrigerators will be enforced in Minnesota from July 1, 2024

In recent years, some states in the United States have begun to pass laws that allow consumers to repair smartphones and other electronic devices purchased by themselves ' right to repair '. Minnesota Governor Tim Waltz has signed a bill that includes the right to repair, granting the right to repair a wide range of electronic devices from smartphones to refrigerators.

Minnesota Passes Right to Repair
https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkagxg/minnesota-passes-right-to-repair

Right-to-repair rules are now the law in Minnesota - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/24/23736326/minnesota-right-to-repair-laws-passed-electronics-free-documentation

Right-to-repair rules are now the law in Minnesota - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/24/23736326/minnesota-right-to-repair-laws-passed-electronics-free-documentation

In recent years, there has been a growing demand for protection of the right to repair, and laws have been passed that recognize the right to repair in each state of the United States. However, it is also a problem that the conditions of the right to repair and the range of target products are narrowed due to lobbying activities by various industry groups.

For example, New York State's Digital Fair Repair Act, which grants repair rights starting July 1, 2023, will allow OEMs to sell multiple parts in sets instead of individual parts. It is In addition, educational and business-related electronic devices are excluded, and the eligible devices are limited to those manufactured and sold in New York after July 1, 2023.

A law that recognizes the ``right to repair'' has been enacted and will be effective in New York from July 1, 2023-GIGAZINE

Additionally, the bill passed in Massachusetts only covers automobiles, and the bill passed in Colorado is also limited to 'farm equipment and wheelchairs.'

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However, in the Minnesota bill signed by Governor Waltz, the products that are exempted are relatively few, such as 'video game machines, agricultural equipment and construction machinery, medical equipment, automobiles, and cyber security tools.' Covers most consumer products manufactured on or after the date. Technology media Motherboard said, ``This seems like a lot of exceptions, but it covers more products than other bills.''

It is said that the bill will come into force from July 1, 2024, and after that, Minnesota will have the right to repair a wide range of products such as smartphones, tablets, TVs, washing machines, refrigerators, smart home devices, and smart watches. will be taken. Each manufacturer is obliged to provide resources such as parts, tools, and documents necessary for repair to people living in Minnesota.

'This is the biggest 'right to repair' triumph ever,' said Nathan Proctor, director of the Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) , a consumer rights group. It is becoming clearer and clearer that this is common sense and that manufacturers can no longer stand in the way of repairs.Minnesota will not be the last state to codify this. I hope more states will pass similar bills in the future.

Kyle Wiens, CEO of iFixit , which sells electronic equipment repair parts, also issued a statement celebrating the passage of the Right to Repair Bill in Minnesota.

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“The repair revolution has arrived in Minnesota today!” Wiens said. If there is, not only Minnesotans but people around the world will benefit.Let manufacturers get ready.Let everyone else start fixing it.'