HB 1826 — Establishing a right to repair for mobility equipment for persons with physical disabilities.

What this bill does

Establishes a right to repair for mobility devices designed for people with physical disabilities, requiring manufacturers to make available, on fair and reasonable terms, documentation, parts, embedded software, firmware, or tools to independent repair providers and owners of mobility devices. Makes a violation of the right to repair a violation of the Consumer Protection Act, to be enforced solely by the Attorney General.

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Other bills sponsored by Gregerson

• SHB 1339 — Shifting general elections for local governments to even-numbered years to increase voter participation.
• 2SHB 1443 — Concerning mobile dwellings.
• SHB 1473 — Making expenditures from the budget stabilization account for declared catastrophic events.
• ESHB 1483 — Supporting the servicing and right to repair of certain products with digital electronics in a secure and reliable manner to increase access and affordability for Washingtonians.
• SHB 2051 — Concerning payment to acute care hospitals for difficult to discharge medicaid patients.