New York S 6438: 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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S06438 Summary:

BILL NOS06438C

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SAME ASSAME AS A03058-C

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SPONSORCOMRIE

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COSPNSRFAHY, MYRIE

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §399-nn, Gen Bus L

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

Go to top S06438 Actions:

BILL NOS06438C

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03/13/2025REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

05/27/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

05/27/2025PRINT NUMBER 6438A

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

01/08/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

01/08/2026PRINT NUMBER 6438B

02/26/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

02/26/2026PRINT NUMBER 6438C

05/12/20261ST REPORT CAL.1105

05/13/20262ND REPORT CAL.

05/14/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/04/2026SUBSTITUTED BY A3058C

&nbspA03058 AMEND=C Carroll R

&nbsp01/23/2025referred to consumer affairs and protection

&nbsp05/23/2025amend and recommit to consumer affairs and protection

&nbsp05/23/2025print number 3058a

&nbsp05/27/2025reported referred to codes

&nbsp06/09/2025reported referred to rules

&nbsp06/10/2025reported 

&nbsp06/10/2025rules report cal.557

&nbsp06/10/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.557

&nbsp01/07/2026ordered to third reading cal.101

&nbsp01/12/2026amended on third reading 3058b

&nbsp02/03/2026amended on third reading 3058c

&nbsp03/18/2026passed assembly

&nbsp03/18/2026delivered to senate

&nbsp03/18/2026REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

&nbsp06/04/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S6438C

&nbsp06/04/20263RD READING CAL.1105

&nbsp06/04/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/04/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6438--C

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 13, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. COMRIE, FAHY -- read twice and ordered printed, and
 when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection
 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
 and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted to the Committee on
 Consumer Protection in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
 committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
 recommitted to said committee -- 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:

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "The Electron-
 2 ics Repair Scores Act".
 3 § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 399-nn of the general business law is
 4 amended by adding two new paragraphs (s) and (t) to read as follows:
 5 (s) "Repair score" or "score" means a numerical, alphanumerical, or
 6 alphabetical score calculated by the manufacturer based on the repair
 7 scoring criteria developed by the department of state.
 8 (t) "Detailed score" means the information regarding the calculation
 9 and meaning of the repair score as defined by the scoring criteria
 10 developed by the department of state.
 11 § 3. Subdivision 2 of section 399-nn of the general business law, as
 12 amended by chapter 48 of the laws of 2023, is amended to read as
 13 follows:
 14 2. Requirements. (a) An original equipment manufacturer shall make
 15 available to any independent repair provider and owner of digital elec-
 16 tronic equipment manufactured by or on behalf of or sold by such
 17 original equipment manufacturer, on fair and reasonable terms, any

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01447-07-6

 S. 6438--C 2

 1 documentation, parts, and tools required for the diagnosis, maintenance,
 2 or repair of such digital electronic equipment and parts that are manu-
 3 factured for the first time, and first sold or used in New