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BILL · 2025–26 SESSION

HB 1826: Mobility equipment repair

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

Summary

  • 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.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1826), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedFeb 4, 2025
  2. Out of committeeFeb 21, 2025
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Mia Gregerson (D-33)
Introduced
February 4, 2025 in the House
Last action
January 12, 2026
Companion bill
SB 5680
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to establishing a right to repair for mobility equipment for persons with physical disabilities;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Mia Gregerson (D-33)

12 co-sponsors (12 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Darya Farivar D-46Beth Doglio D-22Liz Berry D-36Lisa Parshley D-22Edwin Obras D-33Alex Ramel D-40Timm Ormsby D-3Nicole Macri D-43Mary Fosse D-38Adam Bernbaum D-24Gerry Pollet D-46Natasha Hill D-3

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. House Rules "X" file.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. Minority; without recommendation.
  4. Minority; do not pass.
  5. CPB - Majority; do pass.
  6. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  7. CPB - Executive action taken by committee.
  8. First reading, referred to Consumer Protection & Business.

HB 1826 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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