Texas Repair Law Now Covers Consumer Electronics Over $50 Wholesale

The enrolled text of House Bill 2963, published by the Texas Legislature, adds Chapter 121 to the Business and Commerce Code and sets rules for the diagnosis, maintenance and repair of digital electronic equipment. Under the text, an original equipment manufacturer must make documentation, replacement parts and tools available on fair and reasonable terms to any independent repair provider or to an owner of the equipment, no later than one year after the first sale of that equipment in Texas. The chapter covers equipment sold to a consumer in the state with a wholesale price of at least $50. The text lists exclusions, including video game consoles, home appliances with embedded electronics such as refrigerators, ovens, microwaves and air conditioning units, medical devices, heavy equipment and certain commercial electrical gear. Contract terms that try to waive the manufacturer's obligations are void under the bill. Section 4 says the law took effect September 1, 2026, and applies only to equipment first made available for sale in Texas on or after that date.

For a US buyer weighing a refurbished phone, laptop or tablet, the practical point is parts access rather than any change to warranties or prices. The bill defines a replacement part as new or used, and says parts and tools must be offered to non-authorized providers at costs equivalent to what authorized providers pay. That bears on how long a refurbished device can stay serviceable after purchase, which a buyer can consider alongside listings on Rebuya model pages. The exclusions matter too. A refurbished console falls outside the chapter entirely, so Rebuya's gaming category pages should not be read as inheriting any repair-access benefit from this law. Rebuya's company pages describe each seller's own return and support terms, and nothing in the bill text changes those terms.

The enrolled text does not establish how quickly parts will be available in practice or how often owners will invoke the law. The text also does not require manufacturers to supply tools that override security locks, does not bar them from requiring remote authorization before a part is used, and allows integrated batteries to be sold preassembled with other parts. The bill addresses manufacturers, not resellers, and says nothing about refurbished-goods pricing, stock or seller conduct. It applies to equipment sold in Texas only.