Right to Repair

Germany: Bundestag Debates Right-to-Repair Implementation Bill and Refers to Committee

Germany has begun parliamentary debate on a draft act to implement the EU Right-to-Repair Directive, extending consumer warranty periods after repairs and introducing a new, EU-backed repair obligation for manufacturers of key product groups. If adopted broadly as proposed, manufacturers and sellers of consumer durables in Germany will need to adapt warranty handling, repair offerings, spare parts strategies, pricing, and customer information processes ahead of mid-2026 application dates, with EU-wide transposition deadlines reinforcing this timeline.

22 May 2026, 18:51dserver.bundestag.deGermanyEuropean Union

Netherlands MP Questions Government on Right to Repair Implementation

On 19 May 2026, Dutch MP J.M. Zwinkels submitted parliamentary questions pressing the government on how it will implement right-to-repair legislation and use procurement, warranty rules and funding to make repair and reuse more attractive. The questions do not yet change legal obligations but signal potential future measures that could expand right-to-repair requirements for products and repair businesses in the Netherlands.

20 May 2026, 19:57zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nlNetherlands

Germany Bundestag Committee Holds Hearing on Ecodesign and Energy Labelling Implementation Bill

Germany’s Bundestag economic affairs committee has held a public hearing on the government’s bill to modernise national implementation of EU ecodesign and energy labelling rules, including stronger enforcement tools and easier access to repair information for independent repairers. If adopted in its current form, the reform would tighten market surveillance and sanctions, strengthen right-to-repair style access rights, and increase reporting expectations for manufacturers and service providers placing energy-related products on the German market, so businesses should track the bill’s final shape and timing closely.

20 May 2026, 07:14bundestag.deGermany

Germany: Bundestag Committee Hears Ecodesign Act Changes on Spare-Part Access for Repair Cafés

In May 2026, the German Bundestag’s Economic Committee heard expert views on a government bill to modernise the Ecodesign Act, including new rules that would give repair cafés and other independent repairers easier access to spare parts and repair information. If adopted largely as proposed, these provisions would expand manufacturers’ obligations towards non-commercial and independent repairers while strengthening Germany’s ecodesign and energy-labelling enforcement regime, supporting right-to-repair and circular-economy strategies.

20 May 2026, 07:14dserver.bundestag.deGermany

Croatian Government Approves Proposals to Amend Trade, Crafts and Consumer Protection Laws

In May 2026 the Croatian Government approved proposals to tighten rules on alcohol and energy-drink sales, modernise digital consumer protection and ease crafts regulation by amending the Trade, Crafts and Consumer Protection Acts. These measures will require retailers, online platforms and service providers to upgrade age verification, digital journeys, repair options and green-claims governance once Parliament finalises the bills, so compliance teams should begin impact assessment and implementation planning now.

19 May 2026, 21:14mingo.gov.hrCroatia

Missouri HB 3384 Proposes Right-To-Repair Requirements For Farm Machinery

Missouri HB 3384 is a proposed right-to-repair bill that would require farm machinery manufacturers to give owners and independent repairers equal access to diagnostic information, parts, tools, and security-related software on fair and reasonable terms. If enacted, agricultural equipment makers and dealers serving Missouri would need to open up service and software ecosystems to third-party repair while managing warranty carve-outs, trade secret protections, and potential $10,000-per-violation enforcement by the Attorney General.

19 May 2026, 21:01documents.house.mo.govUnited States

Alaska SB 111 Moves to House Rules After Committee Substitute on Digital Product Repair

Alaska’s Senate-passed Digital Product Repair bill (SB 111) has advanced in the House, with the Labor and Commerce Committee reporting a committee substitute and sending it to the House Rules Committee in mid-May 2026. If enacted, the law would expand consumer and independent repair access for digital electronic products by adding new unlawful acts under Alaska’s Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Act, increasing compliance expectations for manufacturers and retailers.

18 May 2026, 17:36akleg.govUnited States

Germany Federal Government Tables Draft Law to Implement EU Repair-of-Goods Directive

In May 2026 the German federal government tabled a draft law to implement the EU Repair of Goods Directive by amending the Civil Code to extend warranties after repair, impose repair duties on manufacturers and introduce a standard EU repair information form. If adopted, manufacturers and retailers of appliances and electronics will need to redesign after-sales, pricing and information processes from mid-2026 to ensure repair availability, transparency and circular-economy compliance across key product categories.

15 May 2026, 17:48dserver.bundestag.deGermany

Germany: Bundestag Schedules First Reading of Bill Implementing EU Repair of Goods Directive

Germany's Bundestag will hold the first reading on 20 May 2026 of the federal government's bill to implement the EU Repair of Goods Directive (Directive (EU) 2024/1799), launching parliamentary scrutiny of national right-to-repair rules. The draft act would extend the statutory warranty period by 12 months when consumers choose repair, create out-of-warranty repair obligations for manufacturers and introduce EU repair information and platform tools, signalling forthcoming changes to German consumer and after-sales obligations for manufacturers, repair networks and retailers.

10 May 2026, 19:33bundestag.deGermanyEuropean Union

Iowa HF2763 Moves to Senate on Agricultural Equipment Repair and Data Ownership

Iowa’s HF2763 bill, now in the Senate after House passage, couples agricultural equipment right-to-repair obligations for OEMs with a 2027-onward regime defining farm data ownership, producer rights and penalties for data service providers. If enacted, it would force agricultural equipment manufacturers, dealers and digital platforms to reopen service, software and data monetisation models in Iowa and could influence right-to-repair and agricultural data policy in other US states.

4 May 2026, 19:59legis.iowa.govUnited States

European Commission Signals New Initiative on Product Repairability Under EU Ecodesign Rules

The European Commission has listed a planned "Ecodesign requirements on product repairability" initiative on its Have Your Say portal, signalling early preparatory work on future EU rules to make products easier to repair. This early-stage notice gives manufacturers and importers advance warning that upcoming ecodesign rulemaking may tighten expectations on design for repair, spare parts, and repair information, warranting close monitoring for forthcoming consultations and draft measures.

1 May 2026, 13:17ec.europa.euEuropean Union

Canada: Manitoba Bill 15 Advances Right-To-Repair Framework; Saskatchewan Consultation Highlights Provincial Momentum

Manitoba’s Bill 15 would create a right-to-repair framework in the provincial Consumer Protection Act and has now cleared committee on its way to third reading, while Saskatchewan has completed a consultation on implementing a similar right-to-repair regime. For automotive and other equipment makers and repair networks, this signals emerging provincial obligations to share repair data and tools, with sector-specific regulations likely to follow and interact with national right-to-repair efforts.

30 Apr 2026, 06:51web2.gov.mb.caCanada

Netherlands Plans 2027 Expansion of Wet vifo Screening to Seed Breeding and High-Tech Sectors

In April 2026 the Dutch government used written answers to Parliament to confirm a 2027 target date for an AMvB expanding Wet vifo investment screening to additional sensitive technologies, including seed breeding, alongside new repair-focused programmes under the EU Critical Raw Materials Act. These commitments point to tighter scrutiny of foreign investment in Dutch high-tech and seed-breeding firms and forthcoming circular-economy measures for products rich in critical raw materials, with implications for transaction planning, supply chains, and product design strategies.

29 Apr 2026, 12:12open.overheid.nlNetherlands

Iowa House Proposes Amendment H-8407 to HF 2763 on Agricultural Equipment Repair and Data Ownership

Iowa lawmakers have introduced amendment H-8407 to HF 2763 to expand agricultural equipment right-to-repair requirements and create a new Agricultural Data Ownership and Market Competition Act with civil penalties of up to $50,000 per violation from July 2027. If enacted, OEMs and agricultural data service providers would face new obligations to share repair tools, operational data, and revenue with producers, so manufacturers and platforms should begin assessing contractual, data governance, and systems changes for Iowa customers.

28 Apr 2026, 18:20legis.iowa.govUnited States

Colorado SB26-090: House Considers Exempting Critical Infrastructure IT From Consumer Repair Bill Of Rights Act

Colorado’s SB26-090, which would exempt critical-infrastructure IT equipment from the state’s consumer right-to-repair law, has passed the Senate and is now under consideration in the House following introduction on 21 April 2026. If enacted, the bill would narrow repair-access and disclosure obligations for suppliers of IT equipment used in critical infrastructure systems, while leaving consumer-facing products subject to the existing right-to-repair regime.

26 Apr 2026, 16:57leg.colorado.govUnited States

EU Delegated Directive 2026/74 Adds Domestic Local Space Heaters to Repair of Goods Annex II

Delegated Directive (EU) 2026/74, published in April 2026, adds domestic local space heaters covered by Ecodesign Regulation (EU) 2024/1103 to the EU Repair of Goods Directive’s Annex II list of products subject to mandatory repair obligations. Manufacturers and brands selling these heaters into the EU and EEA will need to ensure repair services, spare parts availability, and repair information align with the new right-to-repair framework by mid-2026, influencing product design, warranty strategy, and after-sales operations.

23 Apr 2026, 14:32eur-lex.europa.euEuropean UnionEuropean Economic Area

Colorado Senate Passes SB 90 Exempting Critical Infrastructure IT From Consumer Right-to-Repair Law

In April 2026, the Colorado Senate passed SB 90 to exempt information-technology equipment used in critical infrastructure from the state’s Consumer Repair Bill of Rights Act and advanced the bill to the House. If enacted, this would narrow right-to-repair obligations for high-value infrastructure IT systems, easing manufacturer burdens but limiting repair access for operators and service providers in critical sectors.

22 Apr 2026, 19:47leg.colorado.govUnited States

Colorado Senate Passes SB26-090 to Exempt Critical Infrastructure IT From Right to Repair Law

In April 2026 the Colorado Senate passed SB26-090, a bipartisan bill that would exempt information technology equipment used in critical infrastructure from the state’s Consumer Repair Bill of Rights Act while establishing an attorney general review process for such exemptions. If enacted, this change would ease right-to-repair obligations for manufacturers serving critical infrastructure customers and shift compliance focus toward demonstrating which products qualify for the exemption and how future rules from the attorney general shape the scope of covered equipment.

18 Apr 2026, 08:37leg.colorado.govUnited States

Maine Enacts Automotive Right-To-Repair Law (Public Law 660, LD 2211)

Maine has enacted LD 2211 (Public Law 660), a comprehensive automotive right-to-repair law that tightens obligations on vehicle manufacturers to share diagnostic and telematics data with owners and independent repairers, backed by a new oversight commission and strong enforcement powers. OEMs and dealers selling telematics-equipped vehicles into Maine now face a hard 1 September 2027 deadline to deploy a secure owner-authorised data access platform and risk injunctions, civil penalties, and treble-damages lawsuits for any denial of required repair data access.

16 Apr 2026, 10:04legislature.maine.govUnited States

Louisiana SB 511: Transparency Requirements for Automobile Repairs

Louisiana has introduced SB 511 to curb insurer steering and mandate clearer disclosure and consent around the use of non‑OEM parts in automobile repairs, with a proposed effective date of 1 August 2026. If enacted, insurers and repair shops in Louisiana would face tighter rules on customer choice, documentation, and liability for substandard repairs, requiring updates to claims handling, repair authorisation processes, and supplier relationships ahead of the effective date.

15 Apr 2026, 15:24legis.la.govUnited States