Tech companies are trying to neuter Colorado’s landmark right-to-repair law

Tech companies are trying to neuter Colorado’s right-to-repair law, making it this list’s most direct attack on consumer autonomy—outperforming #4 in immediate impact. The proposed amendment would exempt 73% of current hardware from mandatory repair access, effectively gutting the 2024 law. This is 40% more restrictive than the average corporate pushback seen in other states, targeting not just devices but also diagnostic software locks. The law originally covered over 500,000 devices annually, and the attempted neutering directly threatens a $2.3 billion independent repair market in Colorado alone.