Supporting the servicing and right to repair of certain products with digital electronics in a secure and reliable manner.

 S-0714.1

SENATE BILL 5423

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Senators Stanford, Shewmake, Dhingra, Frame, Hasegawa, Liias, Lovelett, Nobles, Pedersen, Ramos, Riccelli, Salomon, and Valdez

Read first time 01/22/25. Referred to Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology.

AN ACT Relating to 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; and adding a new chapter to Title 19 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. (1) The legislature finds that:

(a) Consumer access to affordable and reliable products that contain digital electronics, including computers, cell phones, appliances, and other nonexempted consumer products, is essential to overcome digital inequities in Washington state and that broader distribution of the information, parts, and tools necessary to repair digital electronic products will shorten repair times, lengthen the useful lives of digital electronic products, and lower costs for consumers;