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MN HF3610
Bill
Status
Introduced
3/24/2016
Primary Sponsor
Jerry Hertaus
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AI Summary
- Amends Minnesota Statutes section 115A.1318, subdivision 1, regarding manufacturer responsibilities for electronic waste management
- Adds new requirement (f) that manufacturers must provide disassembly documentation, schematics, diagnostic tools, firmware corrections, and service parts to enable recyclers to restore out-of-warranty covered electronic devices to full function for reuse
- Manufacturers must provide access to service parts for a minimum of five years following end of production of the covered electronic device
- Devices that are fully or partially reused under this requirement are exempt from other subdivision 2 requirements
- Defines "covered electronic device" to include cell phones, computers, laptops, tablets, e-readers, servers, peripherals, and other media-handling devices (excluding most devices with displays smaller than nine inches), and defines "reuse" as restoring devices to full function for the secondary market
Legislative Description
Electronic waste management modified.
Last Action
Author added Yarusso.
4/20/2016
Committee Referrals
Commerce and Regulatory Reform3/24/2016
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