RELEASE: All 50 states now have filed Right to Repair legislation over last 8 years

Momentum builds toward laws that let people repair their electronic products

BOSTON — The Right to Repair coalition achieved an important milestone Friday: All 50 U.S. state legislatures now have considered Right to Repair bills over the last eight years. Clearly, the idea is resonating with Americans from coast to coast. 

Right to Repair legislation, which requires manufacturers to allow consumers and independent businesses to access parts, tools and documentation needed to repair a range of electronic products, is currently active in 24 states. Lawmakers have filed or carried over some 50 bills filed in 2025. Seven different states have passed a total of nine versions of this legislation since 2020. 

“Here, there and everywhere — people just want to fix their stuff,” said PIRG’s Senior Right to Repair Campaign Director Nathan Proctor. “Americans are fed up with all the ways in which manufacturers of everything from toasters to tractors frustrate or block repairs. Lawmakers are hearing that and taking action.”

As support for the Right to Repair has grown, more manufacturers have evolved from opponents into proponents, supporting legislation. Google, Microsoft and Apple have all supported legislation in different states. 

“Now that Wisconsin filed their first Right to Repair legislation, we’ve completed the sweep of getting bills filed in all 50 states. Our legislative map no longer has any blanks,” said Gay Gordon-Byrne, executive director at Repair.org. “This proves that Right to Repair is needed everywhere – and we are well on our way towards making that happen.”

“This is more than a legislative landmark—it’s a tipping point. We’ve gone from a handful of passionate advocates to a nationwide call for repair autonomy,” said Kyle Wiens, CEO of iFixit. “People are fed up with disposable products and locked-down devices. Repair is the future, and this moment proves it.”

Photo by Repair Coalition (repair.org) | Used by permission

Below is the full list of legislation filed or carried over in 2025, 50 bills in 24 states (so far, there will be additional states that refile legislation over the course of the year): 

1. Connecticut – Consumer Products – SB3. 
2. Florida – 3 bills. Two Wheelchair bills – SB 412 and HB 311 – and a bill covering cellphones – HB 235. 
3. Hawaii – Autos – SB 795 and HB 1464. 
4. Illinois – 5 bills. Farm equipment – HB 1909. Home and business electronics and appliances – HB 2549, SB 122. Two wheelchair bills, HB 3490 and HB 3677.
5. Indiana – Consumer & Farm equipment – HB 1060. 
6. Kansas – Autos – HB 2288. 
7. Maine – Autos – HB 292. Instructs legislature to support findings of a working group concerning the ballot question on wireless repair data. 
8. Maryland – 4 bills. Two Wheelchair bills – HB 31 and SB 382. Autos – HB 843. Farm equipment – HB 842. 
9. Massachusetts – Consumer products – SD 732 and HD 3779. 
10. Missouri – 4 bills. 2 broad bills (everything but cars) HB 582 and SB 420. Motorcycles – HB 110. Farm equipment – HB 146. 
11. Montana – Farm equipment – HB 390. 
12. New Jersey – 3 bills. Two covering farm and lawn equipment – S3322 and A3809. One broad (everything but cars) – S1723. 
13. New Mexico – Consumer devices – SB 69. 
14. New York – 2 bills. A bill covering wheelchairs S 4500 and a bill to expand New York’s existing statute, S 4655. 
15. Oregon – Wheelchairs – SB 550. 
16. Rhode Island – 4 bills. Broad legislation – SB 60 and H 5246. Wheelchairs – H 5017. Farm equipment – H 5159. 
17. South Dakota – Farm equipment – HB 1151. 
18. Tennessee – Farm equipment – HB0432 and SB0499.
19. Texas – Consumer equipment (but not appliances) – HB 2963. 
20. Vermont – 2  bills – H. 160 (medical devices), and H. 161 (all devices except cars and medical devices). 
21. Virginia – Broad (just omitting medical and autos) – HB 2483. 
22. Wisconsin – Farm equipment – LRB-0923/2. 
23. West Virginia – 3 bills, 2 farm equipment bills and one broad template bill. HB 2373 and SB 242 cover farm equipment. HB 2155 covers all non-car electronic devices. 
24. Washington – 4 bills. Consumer devices – HB 1483 and SB 5423. Wheelchairs – HB 1826 and SB 5680.