Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is aligning with other state attorneys general who want Congress to pass "right-to-repair" laws that have previously stalled.
Let’s face it, things break.
And they can be costly to fix, especially when makers of digital devices, vehicles and farming equipment for instance don’t provide access to information or reasonably-priced tools and aftermarket parts.
In addition to saving consumers money, proponents of "right-to-repair" say it reduces e-waste.
But legislation may have unintended consequences, according to research published in Harvard Business Review. It cites the possibility that manufacturers might raise prices across the board to offset lost repair revenue.
They might also offer free repairs, rendering new laws useless and the money spent to implement them wasteful.
In July 2021, President Joe Biden signed an executive order that, in part, directs the Federal Trade Commission to draft new rules in support of "right-to-repair" legislation.
