The Hawaii House of Transportation passed an amended version of a Right to Repair bill that essentially tables the bill for further discussion. HB 1464, and its companion bill, SB 795, were introduced with language similar to the legislation and voter initiatives passed in Massachusetts and Maine that faced strong opposition
Automobile right-to-repair legislation has been introduced in the Hawaii legislature. House and Senate companion bills, similar to legislation and voter initiatives that have passed in Massachusetts and Maine and have been subject to lengthy litigation, would require auto manufacturers to create platforms to share a vehicle’s diagnostic and repair information
An effort in the Maine Legislature to undo parts of the voter-passed Right to Repair law has failed. In November 2023, Maine voters passed a Right to Repair law with 84% approval via ballot initiative. The Maine law, which became effective in January 2024, is similar to one passed a few years
Maine voters overwhelmingly passed a Right to Repair legislative initiative in the November 2023 state elections. The consumer-based initiative won with approximately 84% of the vote. The Maine Right to Repair initiative is very similar to one approved by Massachusetts voters, also by a large margin, in 2020. The campaign was fought
On June 1, 2023, Massachusetts began enforcing its Right to Repair law after a lengthy delay of the 2020 Act, which passed with overwhelming support via voter referendum, due to federal litigation brought by an automaker-backed group. The State decided to begin enforcement even though there is still no ruling in the litigation.