Oregon passes nation's first right-to-repair law banning repair restrictions

Oregon has passed the nation's first right-to-repair bill banning parts pairing checks that block third-party repairs. The law takes effect in 2025.

The law requires manufacturers to provide the same parts, tools, and docs to individuals and third-party shops that they provide their own repair teams.

It goes further than other states' bills by preventing parts pairing schemes that require encrypted software checks before third-party parts will function.

Apple opposed the bill due to concerns about security, safety, and privacy from allowing parts of unknown origin.

The repair laws now cover nearly 70 million people in 4 states - Oregon, New York, California, and Minnesota.