Owners should have choices
When a phone, tablet, laptop, console, appliance, wheelchair, or other device breaks, the owner should be able to compare manufacturer repair, independent repair, and do-it-yourself options.
Right to Repair advocacy
You should be able to fix the devices you own.
This page is FixMY’s public-policy position on Right to Repair. The purpose of this page is education and advocacy about repair access, ownership rights, consumer choice, competition, electronic waste, and small-business repair access. For repair services, use the separate Repair Services page.
Advocacy and education
This page is advocacy and education. For repair service requests, use the separate Repair Services page.
Last reviewed: June 25, 2026. This page is not legal advice. Repair law changes by state and product category, so use the linked official sources before relying on a specific legal right.
Repair information should be available
The core ask is fair access to service documentation, replacement parts, tools, and diagnostics needed to diagnose, maintain, and repair covered products.
Safety and privacy still matter
Repair rights should not mean exposing customer data, disabling theft protections, ignoring battery safety, or forcing anyone to share unrelated trade secrets.
Policy position
FixMY supports repair access with real guardrails.
These statements are FixMY’s public-policy position. They are not a claim that every product or every state already has these protections.
- FixMY supports laws that require fair access to repair manuals, diagnostic tools, replacement parts, calibration tools, and repair information for owners and independent repair providers.
- FixMY supports privacy, safety, anti-theft, and cybersecurity guardrails.
- FixMY opposes using software locks, parts pairing, warranty threats, or unavailable tools to force replacement or manufacturer-only repair.
Why it matters
Repair access is a customer issue and a local business issue
The FTC has warned that repair restrictions can increase repair costs, create harmful electronic waste, and make people wait longer for working devices.
Phones and computers are essential
Devices are used for work, school, family communication, payments, photos, medical portals, and emergency contact. A repair delay can be more than an inconvenience.
Independent shops need fair access
Repair businesses can only compete when they can buy needed parts, use safe tools, read service information, and explain options honestly to customers.
Good policy can include guardrails
Strong repair access can still respect safety, privacy, anti-theft protections, and customer data. Those concerns should shape the rules, not erase repair choice.
Get involved
Point your effort at the people who can change the rules
State legislatures are where many repair bills move. You can also support national advocacy groups, report warranty abuse, and share real repair stories.
Utah Legislature
Find your Utah lawmakers
Use the Utah Legislature lookup, then tell your senator and representative why repair access matters for your devices, budget, business, school, or family.
The Repair Association
Use Repair.org action tools
The Repair Association tracks state campaigns and provides a state-by-state path for contacting representatives.
iFixit
Follow iFixit advocacy
iFixit maintains Right to Repair action resources and links to repair advocacy networks in the United States and other regions.
PIRG
Join PIRG repair campaigns
PIRG publishes Right to Repair campaign updates and explains common policy goals such as parts, manuals, and tools access.
Federal Trade Commission
Report repair restriction problems
The FTC policy page points people to ReportFraud.ftc.gov for right-to-repair violations and related warranty restriction concerns.
Current examples
Right to Repair is moving state by state
These examples are linked to government sources. They are not a complete legal guide, and coverage differs by state, date, product category, and exemption.
California Department of Consumer Affairs
California
California says SB 244 requires covered electronics and appliance manufacturers to provide documentation, parts, and tools to owners and repair businesses.
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Minnesota Attorney General
Minnesota
Minnesota describes its Digital Fair Repair Act as requiring manufacturers of certain electronic products to make documentation, parts, and tools available on fair and reasonable terms.
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New York Attorney General
New York
New York says its Digital Fair Repair Law makes it easier to repair cell phones, tablets, and other electronics by requiring certain documents, tools, and parts to be widely available.
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Oregon Legislative Information System
Oregon
Oregon SB 1596 requires covered manufacturers to make documentation, tools, parts, or other repair resources available to owners and independent repair providers on fair and reasonable terms.
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Colorado General Assembly
Colorado
Colorado HB24-1121 expands repair rights to covered digital electronic equipment and includes limits on certain parts-pairing practices for products covered after the effective date.
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Washington State Legislature
Washington
Washington HB 1483 became Chapter 353, 2025 Laws, with the bill summary listing final passage, governor signature, and an effective date of July 27, 2025.
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Texas Legislature Online
Texas
Texas HB 2963 relates to diagnosis, maintenance, and repair of certain digital electronic equipment and was signed by the governor on June 20, 2025.
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What to say
Specific repair stories are harder to ignore
A clear repair story is usually more useful than a slogan. Keep it concrete, polite, and tied to the device or equipment you own.
- Tell the story plainly: what broke, what repair option was blocked, and what it cost in time or money.
- Ask for access to the same parts, service manuals, diagnostics, and tools that authorized repair networks can use.
- Support rules that let owners choose independent repair without surrendering privacy, safety, or warranty clarity.
- Keep examples local: school devices, work phones, farm equipment, mobility devices, appliances, and family electronics are easier for lawmakers to understand than abstract policy.
Sources
Read the source material before repeating a claim
These are the main sources used for this page. Official government sources are linked where this page discusses specific state or FTC actions.
Federal Trade Commission
Nixing the Fix: An FTC Report to Congress on Repair Restrictions
FTC report summarizing repair restrictions, warranty issues, competition concerns, and repair-market policy options.
Open source
Federal Trade Commission
FTC Policy Statement on Repair Restrictions
FTC policy statement explaining enforcement priorities around unlawful repair restrictions and repair-related complaints.
Open source
PIRG
PIRG Right to Repair campaign
Public-interest campaign overview describing parts, manuals, and tools access as common repair-reform goals.
Open source
The Repair Association
Repair.org get involved
State-level advocacy map and resources for contacting representatives about Right to Repair.
Open source
FixMY stance
Repair access should be protected as part of ownership.
Device owners, independent shops, schools, families, and local businesses all benefit when repair manuals, parts, diagnostics, calibration tools, and repair information are available on fair terms. Help support laws that keep repair choice open while preserving privacy, safety, anti-theft protections, and cybersecurity.