AUSTIN – This weekend, Governor Greg Abbott signed HB 2963, establishing a Right to Repair for consumers who purchase personal electronic equipment across the state. We would like to thank Senator Bob Hall and Representative Giovanni Capriglione for their hard work in getting this important piece of legislation across the finish line.
“When Texans buy a product, they should truly own it, including the right to repair it,” said TPPF’s Greyson Gee, “HB 2963 restores the balance between manufacturer’s intellectual property rights and individual property rights and equips Texans with the tools and parts necessary to repair the property they own.”
For as long as humans have been making things, we have been repairing them. Repair has always been understood as a fundamental component of ownership. When you own something and it breaks, you fix it.
HB 2963 protects consumer property rights by requiring manufacturers make available, on fair and reasonable terms, the documentation, parts, and tools needed for independent repair providers and product owners to fix their digital electronic equipment including smartphones, laptops, tablets, and other consumer electronics.