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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Pope/Stefanics
LAST UPDATED
ORIGINAL DATE 02/05/2025
SHORT TITLE Right To Repair Consumer Electronics Act
BILL
NUMBER Senate Bill 69
ANALYST Gygi
ESTIMATED ADDITIONAL OPERATING BUDGET IMPACT*
(dollars in thousands)
Agency/Program
FY25 FY26 FY27
3 Year
Total Cost
Recurring or
Nonrecurring
Fund
Affected
NMAG
Indeterminate
but minimal
Indeterminate
but minimal
Indeterminate
but minimal
Recurring General Fund
Courts
Indeterminate
but minimal
Indeterminate
but minimal
Indeterminate
but minimal
Recurring General Fund
Parentheses ( ) indicate expenditure decreases.
*Amounts reflect most recent analysis of this legislation.
Sources of Information
LFC Files
Agency Analysis Received From
Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) New Mexico Attorney General (NMAG) Agency Analysis was Solicited but Not Received From
Regulation and Licensing Department (RLD)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Senate Bill 69
Senate Bill 69 (SB69) establishes the Right to Repair Consumer Electronics Act. If enacted,
manufacturers of consumer electronic goods are obligated to provide documentation, tools, and
parts to owners and independent repair providers, not solely to authorized service providers. The
bill:
Specifies obligations of manufacturers, including making documentation, tools, and parts
available at fair and reasonable terms, but does not require disclosure of trade secrets;
Authorizes the New Mexico Attorney General (NMAG) to initiate investigations of
complaints and enforcement actions for violations and prescribes penalties;
Specifies duties of repair providers;
Makes exceptions for motor vehicles, medical devices, solar electricity generators,
energy storage systems, offroad equipment, farm tools, and construction equipment,
among other things; and
Applies to cell phones manufactured and first sold or used in the state after June 30, 2021 Senate Bill 69 – Page 2
and any other consumer electronic equipment manufactured and sold or used in the state
for the first time after June 30, 2015.
The bill authorizes enforcement actions for violations that take place on or after July 1, 2027.
Lastly, SB69 requires NMAG to report to the governor and the Legislature no later than
December 31, 2028, detailing the previous two years’ worth of consumer complaints pertaining
to potential violations of the act.
The effective date of this bill is July 1, 2025.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
NMAG states additional resources may be needed for its new investigation and reporting duties
resulting from SB69 if enacted.
The Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) projects a minimal administrative cost for
statewide update, distribution, and documentation of statutory changes. It is possible that
enforcement will increase the judiciary’s administrative workload and caseload in the courts,
resulting in additional cost increases.
SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
States are responding to consumer demand for options to prolong the lifetime of their electronic
devices and for affordable local repair providers. Six states have passed right to repair
legislation: Massachusetts (2012, 2020), Colorado (2022, 2023, 2024), New York (2024),
Minnesota (2023), Maine (2023), Oregon (2024), and California (2022). A 2023 National
Conference of State Legislature (NCSL) report compared legislation introduced that year in 33
states and Puerto Rico.
1
Some of these bills address specific products, like wheelchairs, and
others target broader categories, such as medical, digital, or agricultural equipment.
Currently cell phone and laptop manufacturers employ manufacturing techniques for parts, such
as batteries, that do not allow part replacement, instead requiring replacement of the device. Such
practices create a worldwide e-waste problem.
2
Right to repair legislation may change these
practices.
NMAG notes that SB69 defines “trade secrets” differently than the Uniform Trade Secrets Act,
57-3A-2(D).
PERFORMANCE IMPLICATIONS
AOC reports the courts are participating in performance-based budgeting. This bill may have an
impact on the measures of the district courts in the following areas:
1
https://www.ncsl.org/technology-and-communication/right-to-repair-2023-legislation
2
https://builtin.com/articles/right-to-repair-
act#:%7E:text=The%20Right%20to%20Repair%20Act%20passed%20as%20law%20in%20four,or%20in%20local
%20repair%20shops
Senate Bill 69 – Page 3
Cases disposed of as a percent of cases filed.
Percent change in case filings by case type.
KG/SL2