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Right-to-repair bill for mobility devices draws strong testimony from users and repair groups
Summary
House Bill 18-26 would require manufacturers of mobility devices to make parts, documentation and embedded software available to independent repair providers and owners on fair and reasonable terms. Supporters say the change would reduce long repair waits; stakeholders raised safety and clinical concerns.
House Bill 18-26, discussed in the Consumer Protection & Business Committee on Feb. 19, would require original equipment manufacturers of mobility devices — including power wheelchairs, manual wheelchairs, mobility scooters and power-assist equipment — to make documentation, parts, embedded software, firmware and tools available on fair and reasonable terms to independent repair providers and device owners.
Megan Mulvihill, staff to the committee, told members that the bill preserves certain exceptions: manufacturers are not required to disclose trade secrets or sell parts that are no longer available; disclosure does not alter agreements between manufacturers and authorized repair providers; and manufacturers and authorized repair providers retain certain contractual protections. Violations would be per se violations of the Consumer Protection Act,…
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