Colorado would expand its current right-to-repair law to include consumer devices and business computing under a bill that’s been sent to the governor.
HB 1121 would broaden the scope of the state’s current right-to-repair law, which covers wheelchairs and farm equipment, and the legislation also includes a ban on parts pairing. Parts pairing is when a company includes software in devices that ensure it will only operate with parts approved by the manufacturer.
If signed, it will be the second law to include such a ban, following after Oregon, which passed a right-to-repair law this year. This has been a busy year for right-to-repair electronics laws.
Colorado’s law will cover all digital electronic equipment manufactured and first sold or used in Colorado on or after July 1, 2021, “that depends in whole or in part on digital electronics embedded in or attached to the product in order for the product to function as intended.”
It excludes video game consoles, non-wheelchair medical equipment, motor vehicles, marine vessels and fire alarm systems.
HB 1121 would go into effect Jan. 1, 2026, if Governor Jared Polis signs it.
