1111 Department of Consumer Affairs, Bureaus
Program Descriptions

28 - BUREAU OF ELECTRONIC AND APPLIANCE REPAIR, HOME FURNISHINGS, AND THERMAL INSULATION

The Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair, Home Furnishings, and Thermal Insulation (Bureau) registers and regulates all businesses engaged in major home appliance and electronic equipment repair by imposing specific obligations of ethical conduct, honesty, and full and fair disclosure, providing certain safeguards to consumers when they need repair services or enter into service contract transactions, and ridding the repair industry of unscrupulous repair dealers and service contractors. The Bureau also regulates the manufacture, distribution, and sale of upholstered furniture, bedding, and thermal insulation products sold in California to ensure they meet health, safety, and flammability standards.

Chapter 18, Statutes of 2009, (AB X4 20), combined the Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair and the Bureau of Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation into a single bureau, the Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair, Home Furnishings, and Thermal Insulation effective October 23, 2009.