2024 Legislative Debrief Video – Right to Repair Becomes Law
On May 6, we hosted our 2024 Virtual Legislative Debrief. The conversation featured Oregon Senator Janeen Sollmon. With her insights, we covered a wide range of topics — from last session’s environmental victories (like Right to Repair and Healthy Homes), to big picture conversations about the trajectory of Oregon’s climate future.
On the Right to Repair legislation, Senator Sollman spoke in detail on what it took to pass the historic consumer electronics policy – now the strongest in the nation. She also outlined what the new law does. (Full video below.)
“One of my proudest moments was Right to Repair this session. So many resources are put into our cell phones. 80% of the energy expelled is just in the manufacturing of the phone. We need to make sure that we’re not making this a disposable world. That we’re making this a world where people can repair their items and keep them longer, and therefore save resources.
“One thing that we absolutely were not going to bend on was the parts pairing. We don’t want [companies] to slow down people’s phones. We don’t want [companies] to send erroneous messages that make people think something is wrong with their phone if they repair it. And, we want independent dealers to be involved in this process. We stayed firm on that… And we prevailed.”
Check out the full video of the event below. To make sure you get the invite to events like this in the future, be sure to sign up for our Grassroots Action mailing list.
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