I guess its been printed and On its way to the governors desk any day now.
From what I have been told by people that are on the California BAR is this is pretty solid bill and has a clear intent.
42488.1. It is the intent of the Legislature to provide a fair marketplace for the repair of electronic and appliance products and to prohibit intentional barriers and limitations to third-party repair.
The only challenge they see is the requirement to offer at no cost documents and tools.
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(B) For documentation, including any relevant updates, that the documentation is made available at no charge, except that, when the documentation is requested in physical printed form, a charge may be included for the reasonable actual costs of preparing and sending the copy.
(C) For tools, that the tools are made available by the manufacturer at no charge and without imposing impediments to access or use of the tools to diagnose, maintain, or repair and enable full functionality of the product, or in a manner that impairs the efficient and cost-effective performance of any such diagnosis, maintenance, or repair, except that, when a tool is requested in physical form, a charge may be included for the reasonable, actual costs of preparing and sending the tool.
This addition will be interesting also.
(k) This section shall not apply if the manufacturer provides an equivalent or better, readily available replacement electronic or appliance product at no charge to the customer.
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB244&version=20230SB24490ENR
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