Fischer, Nelson Bill Would Allow Online Warranties
Sens. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., and Bill Nelson, D-Fla., Thursday night introduced legislation that would allow companies to post warranties online, a joint news release said. The E-Warranty Act of 2015 (S-1359) “streamlines warranty notice rules and provides explicit direction to…
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manufacturers that they have the option to meet their warranty requirements on their company’s website,” it said. The senators said the legislation is needed since the FTC’s rules are not clear if posting a warranty online meets warranty notice requirements, the release said. “The world is changing, and our technology is getting smaller, faster, and more efficient,” Fischer said. “Our laws must follow suit,” she said. “It’s just common sense to take advantage of new or improving online technologies to help consumers and businesses with their commerce,” Nelson said. Posting warranties online: provides relief to manufacturers and sellers; boosts consumer access to warranty information; advances common-sense environmental benefits; promotes U.S. global competitiveness in the IoT; modernizes government rules to reflect the digital age; and preserves robust consumer protections, the release said. The legislation has been referred to the Senate Commerce Committee, which will mark up the bill Wednesday, the release said.