United States of America: Signed Digital Fair Repair Act (S4104-A/A7006-B)

On 29 December 2022, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Digital Fair Repair Act (S4104-A/A7006-B) into law. The 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. The Act would come into effect on 1 July 2023 and will apply to all digital electronic equipment first manufactured, sold, or used in New York on or after that date.