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Versions of the bill generally have been supported by independent repair and after-market associations and generally opposed by auto manufacturers and dealerships. It was first considered at the federal level in 2001, but no provisions were adopted until the Massachusetts legislature enacted Right to Repair bill H. 4362 on July 31, 2012.
The Massachusetts Right to Repair Initiative (2020), also known as Question 1, appeared on the Massachusetts 2020 general election ballot as an initiated state statute. It was approved by voters and the measure will update the state's right to repair laws to include electronic vehicle data.
Right to repair is a legal right for owners of devices and equipment to freely modify and repair products such as automobiles, electronics, and farm equipment. Right to repair may also refer to the social movement of citizens putting pressure on their governments to enact laws protecting a right to repair.
The group sued after voters in November 2020 approved a ballot measure revising the state's 2013 "Right to Repair" law to require automakers to provide expanded access to mechanical and electronic ...
Meanwhile, a lawsuit filed by an automaker-backed trade group remains pending.
A ballot measure passed by 75% of voters in Massachusetts has resolved a thorny question that could have widespread implications for the automotive industry: once a person buys a vehicle, they own ...
In 2020, voters in Massachusetts approved a new law requiring automakers to give vehicle owners and independent shops the same access to data and diagnostic and repair information that’s given ...
The Massachusetts Right to Repair Coalition has run TV ads and a media campaign discussing the need for a change of the law. [10] On August 6, 2019, the Massachusetts Right to Repair Coalition filed paperwork with the Massachusetts Attorney General's office to have a question placed on the 2020 ballot to include telematics. [11]