Exempts Critical Infrastructure from Right to Repair
Summary
Colorado Senate Bill 26-090 would amend the state's Consumer Repair Bill of Rights Act to exempt information technology equipment intended for use in critical infrastructure from consumer right to repair requirements. The bill defines critical infrastructure using federal DHS-style language as systems vital to national security, economic security, or public health and safety. The bill has been introduced and is under consideration in the Senate Business, Labor, and Technology Committee.
What changed
Colorado SB26-090 proposes to create a new exemption under the Consumer Repair Bill of Rights Act for information technology equipment used in critical infrastructure systems. The bill would remove repair rights obligations for equipment defined as systems or assets so vital that their incapacity would have a debilitating impact on national security, economic security, or public health and safety.
If enacted, the bill would primarily benefit owners and operators of critical infrastructure who wish to restrict repair access to their IT equipment, while limiting options for independent repair providers and consumers seeking to repair such equipment. Equipment in sectors including power utilities, water systems, hospitals, telecommunications networks, and transportation systems could be affected. The bill may also have implications for equipment vendors and service providers operating under existing right to repair obligations in Colorado.
What to do next
- Technology companies and telecommunications firms with critical infrastructure in Colorado should monitor SB26-090's progress
- Equipment owners in utilities, healthcare, and communications sectors should review how this exemption may affect existing repair contracts
- Independent repair providers operating in Colorado should assess potential loss of access to critical infrastructure equipment
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SB26-090
Exempt Critical Infrastructure from Right to Repair
| Type | Bill |
|---|---|
| Session | 2026 Regular Session |
| Subjects | Financial Services & Commerce Telecommunications & Information Technology |
Concerning exempting critical infrastructure from the "Consumer Repair Bill of Rights Act".
Recent Bill (PDF) Recent Fiscal Note (PDF) Bill Summary:
Under current law, consumers in Colorado have a right to repair all digital electronic equipment, which could include equipment that is considered critical infrastructure.
The bill exempts information technology equipment that is intended for use in critical infrastructure from Colorado's consumer right to repair laws. Critical infrastructure is defined as a system or asset, whether physical or virtual, so vital to the United States that the incapacity or destruction of the system or asset would have a debilitating impact on security, national economic security, national public health or safety, or any combination of those matters. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Prime Sponsors
John Carson
Senator
Marc Snyder
Representative
Anthony Hartsook
Committees
Senate
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Status
Under Consideration
Introduced
Under Consideration
Upcoming Schedule
1 meeting
Apr 8
Senate Third Reading of Bills - Final Passage
9:00 AM Senate Chamber
Related Documents & Information
| Date | Version | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| 04/07/2026 | Engrossed | |
| 02/10/2026 | Introduced |
| Date | Version | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| 03/03/2026 | Initial Fiscal Note |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Refer Senate Bill 26-090 to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. | Vote summary |
Committee Report: PDF
| Date | Location | Action |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 04/08/2026 | Senate | Senate Third Reading Laid Over to 04/09/2026 - No Amendments |
| 04/07/2026 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 04/02/2026 | Senate | Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole |
| 02/10/2026 | Senate | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology |
Prime Sponsor
Sen. J. Carson | Sen. M. Snyder
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