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Assembly Bill A3058B

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Promotes consumer choice by requiring manufacturers of digital electronic equipment to provide retail sellers with a one through ten repair score that will be displayed to consumers at point of sale

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2025-A3058 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6438
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §399-nn, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A8434, S8332

2025-A3058 - Summary

Promotes consumer choice by requiring manufacturers of digital electronic equipment to provide retail sellers with a one through ten repair score that will be displayed to consumers at point of sale.

2025-A3058 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3058
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. R. CARROLL, GALLAGHER, LEVENBERG, HYNDMAN -- read
   once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general  business law, in relation to promoting
   consumer choice  by  requiring  manufacturers  of  digital  electronic
   equipment  to  provide  retail  sellers  with a one through ten repair
   score that will be displayed to consumers at point of sale
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "The Electron-
 ics Repair Scores Act".
   § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 399-nn of the general  business  law  is
 amended by adding two new paragraphs (s) and (t) to read as follows:
   (S) "REPAIR SCORE" OR "SCORE" MEANS A ONE THROUGH TEN SCORE CALCULATED
 BY  THE  MANUFACTURER  BASED ON THE REPAIR SCORING CRITERIA DEVELOPED BY
 THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
   (T) "DETAILED SCORE" MEANS THE INFORMATION REGARDING  THE  CALCULATION
 AND  MEANING  OF  THE  REPAIR  SCORE  AS DEFINED BY THE SCORING CRITERIA
 DEVELOPED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
   § 3. Subdivision 2 of section 399-nn of the general business  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  48  of  the  laws  of  2023, is amended to read as
 follows:
   2. Requirements. (A) An original  equipment  manufacturer  shall  make
 available  to any independent repair provider and owner of digital elec-
 tronic equipment manufactured by  or  on  behalf  of  or  sold  by  such
 original  equipment  manufacturer,  on  fair  and  reasonable terms, any
 documentation, parts, and tools required for the diagnosis, maintenance,
 or repair of such digital electronic equipment and parts that are  manu-
 factured  for  the  first time, and first sold or used in New York on or
 after July first, two thousand twenty-three. Such documentation,  parts,
 and  tools shall be made available either directly by an original equip-
 ment manufacturer or via an  authorized  repair  provider.  An  original
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01447-01-5

co-Sponsors

2025-A3058A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6438
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §399-nn, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A8434, S8332

2025-A3058A - Summary

Promotes consumer choice by requiring manufacturers of digital electronic equipment to provide retail sellers with a one through ten repair score that will be displayed to consumers at point of sale.

2025-A3058A - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3058--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. R. CARROLL, GALLAGHER, LEVENBERG, HYNDMAN, REYES
   -- read once and referred to the Committee  on  Consumer  Affairs  and
   Protection -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general  business law, in relation to promoting
   consumer choice  by  requiring  manufacturers  of  digital  electronic
   equipment  to  provide  retail  sellers  with a one through ten repair
   score that will be displayed to consumers at point of sale
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "The Electron-
 ics Repair Scores Act".
   § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 399-nn of the general  business  law  is
 amended by adding two new paragraphs (s) and (t) to read as follows:
   (S) "REPAIR SCORE" OR "SCORE" MEANS A ONE THROUGH TEN SCORE CALCULATED
 BY  THE  MANUFACTURER  BASED ON THE REPAIR SCORING CRITERIA DEVELOPED BY
 THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
   (T) "DETAILED SCORE" MEANS THE INFORMATION REGARDING  THE  CALCULATION
 AND  MEANING  OF  THE  REPAIR  SCORE  AS DEFINED BY THE SCORING CRITERIA
 DEVELOPED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
   § 3. Subdivision 2 of section 399-nn of the general business  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  48  of  the  laws  of  2023, is amended to read as
 follows:
   2. Requirements. (A) An original  equipment  manufacturer  shall  make
 available  to any independent repair provider and owner of digital elec-
 tronic equipment manufactured by  or  on  behalf  of  or  sold  by  such
 original  equipment  manufacturer,  on  fair  and  reasonable terms, any
 documentation, parts, and tools required for the diagnosis, maintenance,
 or repair of such digital electronic equipment and parts that are  manu-
 factured  for  the  first time, and first sold or used in New York on or
 after July first, two thousand twenty-three. Such documentation,  parts,

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01447-02-5

co-Sponsors

2025-A3058B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6438
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §399-nn, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A8434, S8332

2025-A3058B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Promotes consumer choice by requiring manufacturers of digital electronic equipment to provide retail sellers with a one through ten repair score that will be displayed to consumers at point of sale.

2025-A3058B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3058--B
                                                         Cal. No. 101
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. R. CARROLL, GALLAGHER, LEVENBERG, HYNDMAN, REYES,
   ROSENTHAL,  SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the Committee on
   Consumer Affairs and Protection -- committee discharged, bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --
   ordered  to  a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining
   its place on the order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the general  business  law,  in  relation  to  promoting
   consumer  choice  by  requiring  manufacturers  of  digital electronic
   equipment to provide retail sellers with  a  one  through  ten  repair
   score that will be displayed to consumers at point of sale
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "The  Electron-
 ics Repair Scores Act".
   §  2.  Subdivision  1 of section 399-nn of the general business law is
 amended by adding two new paragraphs (s) and (t) to read as follows:
   (S) "REPAIR SCORE" OR "SCORE" MEANS A ONE THROUGH TEN SCORE CALCULATED
 BY THE MANUFACTURER BASED ON THE REPAIR SCORING  CRITERIA  DEVELOPED  BY
 THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
   (T)  "DETAILED  SCORE" MEANS THE INFORMATION REGARDING THE CALCULATION
 AND MEANING OF THE REPAIR SCORE  AS  DEFINED  BY  THE  SCORING  CRITERIA
 DEVELOPED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
   §  3.  Subdivision 2 of section 399-nn of the general business law, as
 amended by chapter 48 of the  laws  of  2023,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   2.  Requirements.  (A)  An  original equipment manufacturer shall make
 available to any independent repair provider and owner of digital  elec-
 tronic  equipment  manufactured  by  or  on  behalf  of  or sold by such
 original equipment manufacturer,  on  fair  and  reasonable  terms,  any
 documentation, parts, and tools required for the diagnosis, maintenance,
 or  repair of such digital electronic equipment and parts that are manu-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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