North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 10 D · 1 I · 1 R cosponsors

HB 938 — Right to Repair Digital Electronics Act.

Last action — Passed 1st Reading

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced April 10, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 12 sponsors

    3 primary, 9 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 3 parties (10 D · 1 I · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

113 added · 112 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent changes to House Bill 938 clarify definitions related to digital electronic products and the entities involved in their repair. Specifically, the definitions of "independent repair provider," "manufacturer," and "owner" have been retained with slight adjustments to improve clarity, such as adding that a dealer can still be considered independent in certain contexts. These changes are important because they enhance the bill's focus on expanding access to repairs by clearly defining who can provide services and ensuring that consumers have more options for maintenance and repairs of their electronic devices.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA H.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 H 1 HOUSE BILL 938 Short Title:
938 Apr 10, 2025 SESSION 2025 HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK H D HOUSE BILL DRH40498-NH-167 Short Title:
Representative Longest.
Representatives Longest, Belk, T.
Brown, and Pittman (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT ESTABLISHING FAIR REPAIR REQUIREMENTS FOR MANUFACTURERS OF DIGITAL ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS.
Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House April 14, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT ESTABLISHING FAIR REPAIR REQUIREMENTS FOR MANUFACTURERS OF DIGITAL ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS.
Chapter 75 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new Article to read:
Chapter 75 of the General Statutes is amended byadding a new Article to read:
The cost to the manufacturer for preparing and distributing the parts or product, excluding any research and development costs incurred in designing and implementing, upgrading, or altering the product, but including amortized capital costs for the preparation and distribution of the parts.
The cost to the manufacturer for preparing and distributing the parts or product, excluding any research and development costs incurred in designing and implementing, upgrading, or altering the product, but *H938-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 including amortized capital costs for the preparation and distribution of the parts.
*DRH40498-NH-167* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 c.
c.
– Anindividualorbusiness operatingin the State that is not affiliated with a manufacturer or a manufacturer's authorized dealer of a digital electronic product that is engaged in the diagnosis, service, maintenance, or repair of a digital electronic product.
– Anindividualorbusiness operatingin theState that is not affiliated with a manufacturer or a manufacturer's authorized dealer of a digital electronic product that is engaged in the diagnosis, service, maintenance, or repair of a digital electronic product.
– Anything tangible or intangible or electronically stored or kept that constitutes, represents, evidences, or records intellectual property, including secret or confidentially held designs, processes, procedures, formulas, inventions or improvements or secrets of confidentially held scientific, technical, merchandising, production, financial, business or management information, or anything within the definition of 18 U.S.C.
– Anything tangible or intangible or electronicallystored or kept that constitutes, represents, evidences, or records intellectual property, including secret or confidentially held designs, processes, procedures, formulas, inventions or improvements or secrets of confidentially held scientific, technical, merchandising, production, financial, business or management information, or anything within the definition of 18 U.S.C.
(b) Manufacturers that sell diagnostic, service, or repair information to an independent repairproviderora third-partyproviderin a format thatis standardizedwith othermanufacturers, and on terms and conditions more favorable than the manner and the terms and conditions pursuant to which an authorized repair provider obtains the same diagnostic, service, or repair information, are prohibited from requiring an authorized repair provider to continue purchasing diagnostic, service, or repair information in a proprietary format, unless the proprietary format includes diagnostic, service, repair, or dealership operations information or functionality that is not available in a standardized format.
(b) Manufacturers that sell diagnostic, service, or repair information to an independent repairproviderora third-partyproviderin a format that is standardized with othermanufacturers, and on terms and conditions more favorable than the manner and the terms and conditions pursuant to which an authorized repair provider obtains the same diagnostic, service, or repair information, are prohibited from requiring an authorized repair provider to continue purchasing diagnostic, service, or repair information in a proprietary format, unless the proprietary format includes diagnostic, service, repair, or dealership operations information or functionality that is not available in a standardized format.
(c) Manufacturers of digital electronic products sold or used in this State shall make available for purchase by owners and independent repair facilities all diagnostic repair tools, incorporating the same diagnostic repair and remote diagnostic capabilities that the manufacturer Page 2 DRH40498-NH-167 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 makes available to its own repair or engineering staff or any authorized repair providers, upon fair and reasonable terms.
Page 2 House Bill 938-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (c) Manufacturers of digital electronic products sold or used in this State shall make available for purchase by owners and independent repair facilities all diagnostic repair tools, incorporating the same diagnostic repair and remote diagnostic capabilities that the manufacturer makes available to its own repair or engineering staff or any authorized repair providers, upon fair and reasonable terms.
DRH40498-NH-167 Page 3
House Bill 938-First Edition Page 3
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Action History

  1. Passed 1st Reading

  2. Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  3. Filed

Sponsors

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3 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 167 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (9)

Not signed on (167)

167 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 938?
HB 938 is sponsored by Brian Turner (Democratic), Lindsey Prather (Democratic), Carolyn G. Logan (Democratic), Pricey Harrison (Democratic), Carla D. Cunningham (U), Maria Cervania (Democratic), Eric Ager (Democratic), Dante Pittman (Democratic), Terry M. Brown Jr. (Democratic), Mary Belk (Democratic), Tim Longest (Democratic), and Neal Jackson (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 938?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced April 10, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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