Colorado legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Colorado SB90: Exempt Critical Infra from Right to Repair
Status: Failed, April 27, 2026
Concerning exempting critical infrastructure from the "Consumer Repair Bill of Rights Act".
What the bill says
A bill FOR AN ACT CONCERNING EXEMPTING CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FROM THE "CONSUMER REPAIR BILL OF RIGHTS ACT". Bill Summary (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at http://leg.colorado.gov.) Under current law, consumers in Colorado have a right to repair all digital electronic equipment, which could include equipment that is considered critical infrastructure…
From the introduced text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT CONCERNING EXEMPTING CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FROM THE "CONSUMER REPAIR BILL OF RIGHTS ACT". Bill Summary (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at http://leg.colorado.gov.) 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, Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment. Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law. Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. 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. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado: SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 6-1-1502, amend (1.7)(b); and …