The reform received widespread public support, but it was not enough to overcome industry opposition. On Thursday, the California Senate Appropriations Committee failed to adopt Sen. Susan Eggman's (Stockton) Right to Repair bill, SB 983, which would have greatly increased Californians' access to the parts, tools, and service information needed to repair consumer gadgets and appliances. This was the closest any consumer electronics Right to Repair bill had gone to becoming law. Right to Repair received widespread bipartisan support, with 75 percent of Californians and majorities of both parties in support. The bill, which received only one vote of opposition
It was "the furthest any Right to Repair bill for consumer electronics has come to becoming law" in America, reports the nonprofit California Public Interest Research Group.
And yet.
The California Senate Appropriations committee failed to pass Sen. Susan Eggman s Right to Repair bill, SB 983, o.