Colorado is the latest state to pass a right-to-repair bill, joining the likes of Minnesota, California, Oregon, and New York by mandating that electronics manufacturers provide the necessary parts and equipment to consumers to self-repair their devices. Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed bill HB24-1121, titled “Consumer Right to Repair Digital Electronic Equipment” last week, which will go into effect January 1st, 2026, and apply to all electronics manufactured after June 30, 2021.
“Under this bill, when an item is broken, it could be a cellphone like this, a dishwasher, a washing machine, or a laptop, Coloradans will have the information they need to repair their own equipment or use the repair provider of their own choice,” Governor Polis was quoted as saying by the Colorado Times Recorder. “This doesn’t mean everybody, certainly, is suddenly going to know how to repair your own equipment but it allows for independent repair services to be offered, which can then compete and provide a lower price or better and quicker repairs than other established channels for doing that.”
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The Colorado bill is notable in that it name checks “parts pairing,” a controversial practice in the electronics world that causes device software to not operate if it detects third-party parts. Apple has been notorious for their use of parts pairing, much to the chagrin of repair advocates. Under bill HB24-1121, parts pairing is prohibited.
The bill builds on Colorado’s right-to-repair law that applies to agricultural equipment, which passed last year, with State Representative Brianna Titone commenting that Google worked closely with Democratic leadership in the state to craft the bill to be “in the best interest of consumers.”
