But tech industry lobbyists and trade groups like TechNet had already worked to weaken the law as it made its way through the state legislature, and the bill as signed by Hochul contains even more conditions and exceptions, ostensibly added to address the governor's concerns about "technical issues that could put safety and security at risk, as well as heighten the risk of injury from physical repair projects."Most notably, only devices manufactured and sold in New York on or after July 1, 2023 will be required to meet the law's requirements, excluding all currently extant products—the ones people already own that they might conceivably want to repair at some point down the line.These compromises are stacked on top of some broad exemptions already in the original bill, which exclude medical devices, motor vehicles, off-road equipment, or home appliances."New York has set a precedent for other states to follow, and I hope to see more states passing similar legislation in the near future.”"The right-to-repair bill that I've spent seven years of my life trying to get passed in my home state got fucked," said activist Louis Rossmann in a video explaining Hochul's changes to the bill."And it's funny, it got fucked in the exact manner that I thought it would... Because it getting passed without being tainted or screwed with would actually be good for society, and that's not something that [the] New York state government is going to allow to happen.""