Establishing a right to repair for mobility equipment for persons with physical disabilities.
SB 5680 establishes a "right to repair" for mobility equipment in Washington state, directly affecting manufacturers, owners, and independent repair providers. The bill requires manufacturers of devices like power wheelchairs and mobility scooters to make diagnostic documentation, parts, embedded software, firmware, and tools available. These resources must be provided to both mobility device owners and independent repair shops at fair and reasonable terms and costs. This aims to ensure more repair options and reduce delays for Washingtonians who rely on mobility equipment.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 6, 2025
Signed May 19, 2025
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The bill added official certification pages to confirm its passage by the legislature and renumbered sections to accommodate new content. Most significantly, it introduced a new requirement for independent repair providers to give consumers written notice before starting work. This notice must disclose that the provider is not authorized by the equipment manufacturer and whether they plan to use non-manufacturer replacement parts.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded to include a new procedural requirement for independent repair providers to inform consumers about their status and parts sourcing before services begin.
TECHNICAL
Added certification pages at the beginning of the bill to formally document its passage by the Senate and House.
Renumbered existing sections from 6 and 7 to 7 and 8 to accommodate the insertion of a new section.
REQUIREMENT
Added a new requirement (new Section 6) mandating that independent repair providers provide written notice to consumers before performing services or repairs.
The new notice must inform consumers that the repair provider is not an authorized manufacturer representative.
The new notice must inform consumers whether the repair provider intends to use replacement parts from sources other than the original equipment manufacturer.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 22, 2025 · House Apr 11, 2025
How they voted
50–0
Passed
Total votes 50
Apr 22, 2025
D
Democratic30
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
14
Committee
9
May 19, 2025
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments.
upper
Apr 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
CPB - Majority; do pass.
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 1:30 PM.
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 1:30 PM.
lower
Feb 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
ENET - Majority; do pass.
upper
Feb 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:30 AM.
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:30 AM.
upper
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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