A little more than a month after consumers and neighborhood repairers packed a Massachusetts State House hearing room to urge passage of the Right to Repair legislation, the State Senate late Thursday evening strongly approved the measure.
Tags: Art Kinsman, Right to Repair, Right to Repair Coalition, State legislation
The Massachusetts Senate was slated to vote on the Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act on Thursday, April 5, 2012. The vote has been delayed.
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The Massachusetts Senate is slated to vote on the Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act today (April 5, 2012). The bill would require that car companies make available for purchase the same service information and tools that they already provide to their franchised dealers.
Tags: Aaron Lowe, Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association, Right to Repair, State legislation
Auto repair technicians and supporters of the Massachusetts Right to Repair ballot initiative packed a hearing yesterday at the state’s legislature.
Tags: Art Kinsman, Daniel Winslow, John Paul, Ray Magliozzi, Right to Repair
The Massachusetts Right to Repair Coalition says that despite new survey data showing Massachusetts consumers overwhelmingly favor the Right to Repair ballot initiative, the big car makers have now walked away from negotiations.
Tags: Art Kinsman, Massachusetts Right to Repair Coalition, Right to Repair
At the very least, Massachusetts residents will be able to decide for themselves whether or not "Right to Repair" legislation should become law.
Tags: AAIA, Kathleen Schmatz, Legislation, Right to Repair
The Right to Repair Coalition has gathered 50,000 signatures, a sooner-than-expected milestone in its effort to place its pro-consumer initiative on the 2012 ballot in Massachusetts.
Tags: Jeff McLeod, Repair Information, Right to Repair
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Following certification by the Massachusetts Attorney General of its proposed ballot question, the Right to Repair Coalition will immediately begin collecting signatures to place this important pro-consumer initiative petition before the voters.
When dozens of supporters of the "Right to Repair" legislation filled a State House hearing room in Massachusetts last month, the Right to Repair Coalition presented 28,000 letters of support to the committee.
Tags: Art Kinsman, Auto Service, John Paul, Right to Repair
A joint committee hearing was held by the Consumer Affairs and Transportation committees of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on "Right to Repair."
Tags: Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, Automotive Service Association, NASTF, Right to Repair
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The Motor Vehicle Owners’ Right to Repair Act has been re-introduced into Congress by -- you guessed it, Rep. Edolphus Towns (D-N.Y.).
Tags: Coalition for Auto Repair Equality, Kathleen Schmatz, Right to Repair, Underhood service
Citing significant growth in its statewide membership since last year, the Right to Repair Coalition announced the legislation has been re-filed for the 2011-12 legislative session in Massachusetts.
Tags: Mary Maguire, Right to Repair
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