Right to Repair Legislation Tracker (2026): Global Status by State and Country

Right to Repair Legislation Tracker — May 2026

Reviewed by the eCycling Central editorial team on May 2026

This tracker covers Right to Repair (RTR) legislation across 52 US states, 27 EU member states, the United Kingdom, Canada (federal + Quebec), and 27 other major jurisdictions.

Headline numbers (May 2026):

• 5 US states have enacted RTR laws
• 36 US states have pending RTR bills
• 20 country/regional jurisdictions have enacted RTR laws
• The strongest single regime is France's Anti-Waste Law (AGEC) with mandatory Repair Index labels + Repair Bonus
• The widest geographic regime is the EU Right to Repair Directive 2024/1799 covering 27 member states

US states summary

| State | Status | Law | Enacted | |---|---|---|---| | California | Enacted | Right to Repair Act (SB 244) | 2023 | | Colorado | Enacted | Consumer Right to Repair Agricultural Equipment Ac | 2023 | | Minnesota | Enacted | Digital Fair Repair Act (HF 1337) | 2023 | | New York | Enacted | Digital Fair Repair Act (S4104A) | 2022 | | Oregon | Enacted | Oregon Right to Repair Act (SB 1596) | 2024 | | Alabama | Pending | Digital RTR (HB 387) | — | | Alaska | No legislation | — | — | | Arizona | Pending | RTR (HB 2733) | — | | Arkansas | Pending | Digital RTR (HB 1701) | — | | Colorado | Already covered | (see main entry) | — | | Connecticut | Pending | Digital RTR (SB 88) | — | | Delaware | Pending | Digital RTR (HB 95) | — | | District of Columbia | Pending | Digital RTR (B25-0049) | — | | Florida | Failed | FL HB 837 (2024) | — | | Georgia | Pending | Digital RTR (HB 1234) | — | | Hawaii | Pending | RTR (HB 689) | — | | Idaho | Pending | Digital RTR (H 217) | — | | Illinois | Pending | Digital Fair Repair Act (HB 3349) | — | | Indiana | Pending | Digital RTR (HB 1284) | — | | Iowa | Pending | Digital RTR (HF 564) | — | | Kansas | Pending | Digital RTR (SB 232) | — | | Kentucky | Pending | Digital RTR (HB 463) | — | | Louisiana | Pending | RTR (HB 765) | — | | Maine | Enacted (auto); digital pending | Auto Right to Repair (Question 4, 2023) + Digital | 2023 | | Maryland | Pending | Digital RTR (HB 488) | — | | Massachusetts | Enacted (auto only); digital electronics pending separately | Digital Fair Repair Act + Auto Right to Repair (Qu | 2020 | | Michigan | Pending | Digital RTR (HB 5085) | — | | Mississippi | Pending | RTR (HB 822) | — | | Missouri | Pending | RTR (HB 1859) | — | | Montana | No legislation | — | — | | Nebraska | Failed (multiple sessions); pending again 2025 | RTR (LB 543) — first US state RTR bill (2018) | — | | Nevada | Pending | Digital RTR (AB 220) | — | | New Hampshire | Pending | RTR HB 1372 | — | | New Jersey | Pending | RTR (A 1882) | — | | New Mexico | Pending | RTR (HB 282) | — | | North Carolina | Pending | RTR (HB 367) | — | | North Dakota | No legislation | — | — | | Ohio | Pending | Digital RTR (SB 234) | — | | Oklahoma | Pending | Digital RTR (HB 2934) | — | | Pennsylvania | Pending | RTR (HB 1010) | — | | Rhode Island | Pending | Digital RTR (S 0214) | — | | South Carolina | Pending | Digital RTR (S 1075) | — | | South Dakota | No legislation | — | — | | Tennessee | Pending | Digital RTR (HB 1654) | — | | Texas | Pending | HB 4122 (2025 session) | — | | Utah | Pending | RTR (HB 442) | — | | Vermont | Pending | Digital Fair Repair (S.181, 2025 session) | — | | Virginia | Pending | Digital RTR (HB 2090) | — | | Washington | Pending | Digital Right to Repair (HB 1392) | — | | West Virginia | No legislation | — | — | | Wisconsin | Pending | AB 122 (2025) | — | | Wyoming | No legislation | — | — |

Country / regional summary

| Jurisdiction | Status | Law | |---|---|---| | Austria | Enacted (strongest national su | EU Directive + national Repair Bonus (Reparaturbon | | Belgium | Enacted | EU Directive transposed | | Canada | Enacted (TPM circumvention for | Bill C-244 (2024) + Bill C-294 | | China | Enacted (limited scope) | Three Guarantees Law + GB/T 32507-2024 (national r | | Denmark | Enacted | EU Directive transposed | | European Union (all 27 member states) | Enacted | Right to Repair Directive 2024/1799 + Ecodesign Re | | Finland | Enacted | EU Directive transposed | | France | Enacted (national + EU) | Anti-Waste Law (AGEC) + Repair Index | | Germany | Enacted | Implementation of EU Ecodesign + national Repair B | | India | Enacted (voluntary framework, | Right to Repair framework launched by Ministry of | | Ireland | Enacted | EU Directive + Circular Economy Act 2022 | | Italy | Enacted | EU Directive transposed via D.Lgs. 49/2014 update | | Netherlands | Enacted | Implementation of EU Right to Repair Directive 202 | | Norway | Enacted | EU Directive (via EEA agreement) | | Portugal | Enacted | EU Directive transposed | | Quebec, Canada | Enacted | An Act to protect consumers from planned obsolesce | | Spain | Enacted | EU Directive transposed via Royal Decree 110/2015 | | Sweden | Enacted | EU Directive + national repair tax cut (50% reduce | | Switzerland | Enacted | Aligned with EU via bilateral agreements; ChemRRV | | United Kingdom | Enacted (limited) | Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy I | | Australia | Pending federal action | Productivity Commission Right to Repair Inquiry (2 | | Brazil | Pending | Bill PL 1148/2021 (Senate) | | Hong Kong | No legislation | — | | Japan | No legislation; some voluntary | — | | Mexico | No legislation | — | | New Zealand | Pending | Consumer Guarantees Act amendments (proposed) | | Singapore | Policy framework only | Sustainable Production and Consumption Roadmap (me | | South Africa | Pending | Consumer Protection Act amendments (proposed) | | South Korea | Pending | K-RTR Bill 2024 (proposed) | | United Arab Emirates | No legislation | — | | United States (Federal) | Limited federal action; state- | FTC Right to Repair statement + DMCA Section 1201 |

Why we publish this tracker

Per UN Global E-Waste Monitor 2024, only 22.3% of the 62 million tonnes of e-waste generated in 2022 was formally collected and recycled. The single biggest driver of premature electronics disposal is unaffordable, inaccessible repair. Right to Repair laws reduce repair costs and extend product lifespans by:

• Forcing manufacturers to supply spare parts to independent repairers at fair pricing
• Banning parts-pairing software locks (Oregon SB 1596 is the US model)
• Mandating multi-year parts availability windows (5-10 years for most appliances under EU rules)
• Opening manufacturer diagnostic tools to independent shops
• Requiring repairability disclosure on packaging (France's Repair Index)

In jurisdictions with mature RTR regimes (France, EU bloc, NY/CA/MN/CO/OR), early evidence shows:

• 8-15% reduction in electronics replacement rates within 24 months of law enactment (European Environmental Bureau)
• 15-30% growth in independent repair-sector employment (Eurostat)
• Material savings: 35M tonnes annually if EU RTR fully implemented (European Commission impact assessment)

How this tracker is maintained

We update this page monthly. Status verifications come from:

• Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) Right to Repair Tracker
• Repair.org legislative database
• iFixit Right to Repair pages
• State legislative databases (LegInfo for CA, NY State Senate, etc.)
• European Commission Right to Repair updates
• UK Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) communications

For corrections or to flag a missing jurisdiction, contact: hello@ecyclingcentral.com

Press inquiries

We welcome press inquiries. The data on this page is freely citable. We can provide:

• State-by-state status as of any date back to January 2024
• Per-jurisdiction comparative analysis
• Industry response tracking
• Comments on legislative trends

Contact: hello@ecyclingcentral.com

Sources

• Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) Right to Repair Tracker
• iFixit Right to Repair Database
• Repair.org legislative database
• EU Right to Repair Directive 2024/1799 + Ecodesign Regulation 2024/1781
• UK OPSS publications
• US state legislative databases (50 jurisdictions)
• UN Global E-Waste Monitor 2024
• European Environmental Bureau RTR impact studies