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The bill, introduced in the House, is called the Agriculture Right to Repair Act, as reported by 404 Media — meaning it shares the same name as a similar bill introduced in the Senate last year. Hopefully this House version gets off the ground.
The state’s legislature has passed Senate Bill 244, according to iFixit, and all it needs to become law is to pass a “minor procedural vote” in the state Senate and then be signed by governor Gavin Newsom.
In August, Apple said it would support the bill in a move that was a major surprise. The company talked up the iPhone 15 Pro’s repairability in its event keynote on Tuesday.
SB 244 passed 38-0, and now it’s heading for the California State Assembly. If it passes there and it’s signed into law, it would expand access to replacement parts and service information. That would put California in the company of Minnesota, Colorado, and New York, all of which have recently signed right to repair rules — although New York’s was significantly compromised.
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