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United States of America: Introduced Digital Fair Repair Act (S4104-A)

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Introduced Digital Fair Repair Act (S4104-A)

On 2 February 2021, the Digital Fair Repair Act (S4104-A) was introduced in the New York State Senate. The proposed Act would require manufacturers to provide all diagnostic and repair information, as well as parts provided to authorised repair providers, to the general public and independent repair providers. The Act would not apply to automotive and medical devices. The Act would come into effect 120 days after it becomes law.

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Scope

Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Quality of Service requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
technological consumer goods
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

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2021-02-02
under deliberation

On 2 February 2021, the Digital Fair Repair Act (S4104-A) was introduced in the New York State Sena…

2021-04-19
under deliberation

On 19 April 2021, the Digital Fair Repair Act (A7006-B) was introduced in the New York State Assemb…

2022-05-27
under deliberation

On 27 May 2022, the New York State Senate amended the Digital Fair Repair Act (S4104-A). The propos…

2022-06-03
adopted

On 3 June 2022, the New York State Assembly adopted the Senate version(S4104-A) of the Digital Fair…

2022-12-29
adopted

On 29 December 2022, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Digital Fair Repair Act (S4104…

2023-12-29
in force

On 29 December 2023, the Digital Fair Repair Act (S4104-A/A7006-B) was implemented. The Act require…