Attempts to repeal Colorado’s due process law are unsuccessful

A controversial bill in Colorado that would have eliminated some state protections has failed. The bill was intended to right to edit advocates, who saw it as a bellwether of how the tech industry would try to end the sweeping reform laws in the US.

Colorado reform act of 2024, the Right to Buy Repairs to Modern ElectronicsIt began operations in January 2026 and ensures access to the tools and documentation people need to replace and repair electronic devices such as phones, computers, and Wi-Fi routers. A new bill, Cost of SB26-090It would make a difference to the reform protections for “critical infrastructure,” a catchphrase that reform advocates worry can be applied to any technology.

SB26-090 was introduced in Colorado Senate hearing on April 2 and was supported by lobbying efforts from companies such as Cisco and IBM. It went through that listening together. That’s Bill it has passed in the Colorado Senate on April 16. On Monday evening, the bill was discussed in a long, delayed meeting of the Colorado House’s State, Civic, Military, and Veterans Affairs Committee. Many supporters and critics commented on the group. Finally, the bill was shot down in a 7-4 vote and was put on hold indefinitely.

Danny Katz, head of consumer advocacy group CoPIRG, says the fight was a collective one. Speaking against the bill was a group of reform advocates from organizations such as stack, repair.org, iFixit, Consumer Reportsand local businesses and environmental groups such as Blue Star Recyclers, Recycle Colorado, Environment Coloradoand GreenLatinos.

“While we were moving forward with the termination, we had lost,” Katz wrote in an email to WIRED after the hearing. “So, we didn’t take it lightly, and I believe the incredible testimony from a variety of cyber security experts, businesses, reform advocates, reformers, and people who want the right to reform made a big difference.”