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Amended
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Assembly
March 19, 2019
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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 1163
Introduced by Assembly Member Eggman
(Coauthor: Assembly Member Cunningham)
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February 21, 2019 |
An act to amend Section 42465.3 of the Public Resources Code, relating to electronic waste. 1793.03 of the Civil Code, relating to consumer warranties.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1163, as amended, Eggman.
Electronic waste. Consumer warranty protection: express warranties.
Under existing law, every manufacturer making an express warranty with respect to an electronic or appliance product, including, among others, televisions, radios, audio or video recording equipment, major home appliances, antennas, and rotators, with a wholesale price to the retailer of not less than $50 nor more than $99.99 is required to make available to service and repair facilities sufficient service literature and functional parts to effect the repair of the product for at least 3 years after the date a product model or type was manufactured, regardless of whether the 3-year period exceeds the warranty period for the product. Existing law also requires every manufacturer making an express warranty with respect to an electronic or appliance product, as described above, with a wholesale price to the
retailer of $100 or more, to make available to service and repair facilities sufficient service literature and functional parts to effect the repair of the product for at least 7 years after the date a product model or type was manufactured, regardless of whether the 7-year period exceeds the warranty period for the product.
This bill would instead require the manufacturer, in the above-described circumstances and timeframes, to make available sufficient service literature, at no charge, and functional parts, on fair and reasonable terms, as defined, to owners of the equipment or products, service and repair facilities, and service dealers. The bill would also expand the category of products to which these provisions apply to include certain accessories used in connection with an antenna or rotator installation or repair, computer systems, video games, and
direct satellite signal receiving equipment.
Existing law, the Electronic Waste Recycling Act of 2003, requires a retailer selling a covered electronic device in the state to collect a covered electronic waste recycling fee from the consumer. The act defines “covered electronic device” for its purposes to mean a video display device containing a screen greater than 4 inches, measured diagonally, that is identified in regulations adopted by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, subject to certain exclusions. The act requires a manufacturer of a covered electronic device to send a specified notice to any retailer that sells an electronic device manufactured by the manufacturer and to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the provision requiring a manufacturer to send that notice.
Digest Key
Vote:
MAJORITY
Appropriation:
NO
Fiscal Committee:
NO
Local Program:
NO
Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 1793.03 of the Civil Code is amended to read:1793.03.
(a) Every manufacturer making an express warranty with respect to an equipment or other electronic or appliance product products described in subdivision (h), (i), (j), or (k) (k), (l), (m), (n), or (o) of Section 9801
of the Business and Professions Code, with a wholesale price to the retailer of not less than fifty dollars ($50) and not more than ninety-nine dollars and ninety-nine cents ($99.99), shall make available to owners of the equipment or products, to service and repair facilities facilities, and to service dealers, as defined in subdivision (f) of Section 9801 of the Business and Professions Code, sufficient service literature literature, at no charge, and functional parts
parts, on fair and reasonable terms, to effect the repair of a product for at least three years after the date a product model or type was manufactured, regardless of whether the three-year period exceeds the warranty period for the product.(b) Every manufacturer making an express warranty with respect to an equipment or other electronic or appliance product products described in subdivision (h), (i), (j), or (k)
(k), (l), (m), (n), or (o) of Section 9801 of the Business and Professions Code, with a wholesale price to the retailer of one hundred dollars ($100) or more, shall make available to owners of the equipment or products, to service and repair facilities facilities, and to service dealers, as defined in subdivision (f) of Section 9801 of the Business and Professions Code, sufficient service literature literature, at no charge, and functional parts
parts, on fair and reasonable terms, to effect the repair of a product for at least seven years after the date a product model or type was manufactured, regardless of whether the seven-year period exceeds the warranty period for the product product.
(c) For the purpose of this section, “fair and reasonable terms” means that the costs and terms, including convenience of delivery, and including rights of use, are equivalent to what is offered by the original equipment or other electronic or appliance manufacturer to an authorized service dealer.
SECTION 1.Section 42465.3 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:42465.3.A manufacturer of a covered electronic device shall comply with the notification requirements specified in subdivision (c) of Section 25214.10.1 of the Health and Safety Code.