SEATTLE (Recycling Monster): Texas Governor Greg Abbot has signed HB 2963, the right-to-repair law for consumer electronics, into law. The law will come into effect in September 2026.

The rule stipulates that manufacturers of consumer electronics costing more than $50 at wholesale must supply consumers and independent repair experts with replacement parts, tools, and repair instructions.

Smartphones, computers, tablets, and other consumer gadgets are among the electronic devices that are covered by the law. It will not, however, apply to major commercial or industrial equipment, video game consoles, farm equipment, automobiles, or medical device electronics.

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The Texas measure differs from consumer electronics right-to-repair legislation passed in several other jurisdictions in that it does not contain a clause prohibiting component matching. Despite being included in the law at one point, a parts pairing clause was later taken out by a conference committee.

Environment Texas, the US Public Interest Research Group (PIRG), and Consumer Reports are among the bill's backers. The Texas legislature was encouraged by Consumer Reports to amend the law to include a ban on parts matching.