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Lawmakers back amendments to Maine's new automotive right to repair law

In a committee vote Tuesday, legislators passed a bill that would do away with a standardized platform that would store advanced repair data that manufacturers are now required to share.

Maine's New Right to Repair Law Faces Implementation Hurdles

Approved by Maine voters last year, the new law cannot fully go into effect until a database and oversight board are formed, among other tasks.

Lawmakers considering rewrite of voter-approved right to repair law

Right to repair advocates are concerned that the bill would gut the core tenets of the existing law, but legislators are concerned that the law puts consumers and their privacy at risk.

Maine's right-to-repair law now in effect, but its full impact won't be felt until next year

The state still needs to create a database for repair data and an oversight board to ensure manufacturers are sharing that information. Until that happens, mechanics and consumers may not see any changes.

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