
Colorado Right-to-Repair Bill Fails After Heated Committee Debate
Colorado's SB26-090, a bill that would have created a "critical infrastructure" exception to the state's landmark right-to-repair law, has failed after a 7-4 vote in the House State, Civic, Military, and Veterans Affairs Committee. The bill was backed by tech companies including Cisco and IBM, which argued repair tools could pose cybersecurity risks. Repair advocates successfully argued that cybersecurity experts debunked the notion that providing repair documentation would enable hacking, noting most attacks are remote rather than through physical parts.
