It will go into effect on January 1st, 2025.
On March 4th, the Oregon Right to Repair Act passed by a wide margin with little opposition.
The bill builds onMinnesotaandCaliforniaright-to-repair legislation by restricting the practice of “parts pairing.”
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Oregon’s governor, Tina Kotek, now has until March 9th to sign the bill into law.
Minnesota and California set the same requirements in their respective right-to-repair laws.
But Oregon’s bill takes things a step further.
And, shockingly, the state of Oregon is willing to attack Apple’s parts pairing scheme.
This greatly increases customers' ability to perform cheap and environmentally friendly iPhone repairs.
However, this bill’s parts pairing requirement will only affect devices manufactured after January 1st, 2025.
Parts pairing may remain a constant problem for older devices.
Apple threw its weight behindCalifornia’s right-to-repair lawlast year.
The company also claimsthat it will supportnational right-to-repair legislation in the future.
On the other side of the aisle, Google pennedan open letterencouraging lawmakers to pass the Oregon bill.
On paper, the Oregon Right to Repair Act has no impact on other U.S. states.
But it’s difficult for manufacturers to comply with laws on a state-by-state basis.
So, in practice, state-specific right-to-repair legislation affects the nation as a whole.
Governor Tina Kotek says that she is “super proud” of the Oregon Right to Repair Act.
The governor is expected to sign this bill into law before the March 9th deadline.
Source:Oregon State LegislatureviaiFixit
