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

On 27 May 2022, the New York State Senate amended the Digital Fair Repair Act (S4104-A). 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. Following the failure of the New York State Assembly to pass its previous version, the Senate amended the S4104-A by excluding other sectors from the scope of the Act. In addition to automotive and medical devices, public safety communications equipment, off-road equipment, smart home appliances and digital goods that Federal Laws regulate will not be included in the covered entities.