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Second Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

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BILL SUMMARY For SB26-090

SENATE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, LABOR, & TECHNOLOGY
Date Apr 2, 2026       Location SCR 352

SB26-090 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole
10:15:54 AM  
Senators Carson and Snyder, co-prime sponsors, presented Senate Bill 26-090. The bill exempts information technology equipment that is considered critical infrastructure under the Federal Critical Infrastructures Protection Act from the Colorado Right to Repair Act.
10:21:47 AM  
Andrew Brandt, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Chad MacDonald, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Paul Roberts, representing Secure Repairs, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Ryan Call, representing Eco-Cycle, testified in opposition to the bill.

Committee members asked panel members to walk them through the steps in a repair.
10:37:16 AM  
Mr. Tom Moloney, representing Blue Star Recyclers, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Jake Blough, representing Repair.Org, testified in opposition to the bill. Kyle Wiens, representing iFixit, testified in opposition to the bill. Louis Rossmann, representing FULU Foundation, testified in opposition to the bill.

Committee members asked questions about authorized dealers and repairs.  Further inquiries were raised about definitions in the bill.
10:54:41 AM  
Mr. Nilesh Patel, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Brian Loma, representing GreenLatinos, testified in opposition to the bill. Danny Katz, representing Colorado Public Interest Research Group, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Nathan Seidle, representing SparkFun Electronics, Inc., testified in opposition to the bill.

The panel answered questions about system updates and the critical infrastructure definition, as outlined in the bill.
11:08:44 AM  
Ms. Gay Gordon-Byrne, representing the Digital Right to Repair Coalition, testified in opposition to the bill. Clemens Schall, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Jason Prince, representing Umorpha Systems LLC, testified in opposition to the bill.
11:17:32 AM  
Michael Smith, representing the National Federation of Independent Business, testified in opposition to the bill.
11:19:46 AM  
Ms. Susan Tevnan, representing Xerox, testified to amend the bill.
11:22:10 AM  
Meghan Dollar, representing Colorado Chamber of Commerce, testified in support of the bill. Christopher Bresee, representing National Electrical Manufacturers Association, testified in support of the bill. Brittany Morris Saunders, representing Colorado Technology Association, testified in support of the bill. Katie Reilly, representing Consumer Technology Association, testified in support of the bill.

The panel answered questions about uniform language in other states that have similar laws.  Further discussion followed about critical infrastructure definitions and applications.
11:33:08 AM  
Andrew Wood, representing TechNet, testified in support of the bill. Joseph Lee, representing Cisco Systems, testified in support of the bill.

Committee members asked questions about the bill.

Additional public testimony that was provided to the committee may be found in Attachment A.
11:38:17 AM  
The bill sponsors discussed possible future amendments to narrow the definition of critical infrastructure, among other changes.
11:39:40 AM  
The bill sponsors made closing comments.

Committee members made closing comments and offered input about upcoming amendments.

11:49:04 AM
 Motion Refer Senate Bill 26-090 to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Snyder
Seconded
Catlin Yes
Liston Yes
Snyder Yes
Marchman Yes
Hinrichsen Yes
Final YES: 5   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS