FenrirIII@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 3 months agoRight to Repair passes overwhelmingly in Texaspirg.orgexternal-linkmessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up1209arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: texas@lemmy.worldright2repair@discuss.tchncs.de
arrow-up1209arrow-down1external-linkRight to Repair passes overwhelmingly in Texaspirg.orgFenrirIII@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square15linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: texas@lemmy.worldright2repair@discuss.tchncs.de
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minus-squareColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up9·3 months agoAnyone have a copy of the actual bill or the exceptions? A lot of right to repair stuff has come with some shitty asterisks that exempt certain things. Also, if signed, when is it supposed to take effect?
minus-squarerothaine@lemm.eecakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoExceptions: Tractors manufactured by companies with the initials “JD”; Cell phones whose model name starts with the letter “i”
minus-squareColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months agoWouldn’t be surprised. Also by some of the worded definitions, I already see ways around following it for software and diagnostic stuff.
minus-squaremrwrinkles@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agohttps://legiscan.com/TX/text/HB2963/2025
minus-squareColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoThat’s gonna take a while :-\
Anyone have a copy of the actual bill or the exceptions? A lot of right to repair stuff has come with some shitty asterisks that exempt certain things. Also, if signed, when is it supposed to take effect?
Exceptions:
Wouldn’t be surprised. Also by some of the worded definitions, I already see ways around following it for software and diagnostic stuff.
https://legiscan.com/TX/text/HB2963/2025
That’s gonna take a while :-\