Illinois House Bill 3602

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 17 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-07-17 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Powered Wheelchair Right to Repair Act. Provides that, for powered wheelchairs and parts for powered wheelchairs sold or used in the State, an original equipment manufacturer shall make available to an independent repair provider, solely for the purpose of repairing powered wheelchairs, on fair and reasonable terms, any documentation, parts, service access methods, and tools, including, but not limited to, any updates to information, firmware, or embedded software that is needed for purposes of repair of powered wheelchairs and training courses and materials on the operation, inspection, diagnosis, maintenance, and repair of powered wheelchairs. Provides that a violation of any of the provisions of the Act is an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides for penalties. Provides that nothing in the Act shall require an original equipment manufacturer to divulge a trade secret to an independent repair provider. Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act making a conforming change. Effective January 1, 2024.

WHEELCHAIR RIGHT TO REPAIR

Rep. Michelle Mussman [D]

Rep. Lindsey LaPointe [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-07-17	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
2023-03-10	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2023-02-28	House	Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee
2023-02-17	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2023-02-17	House	First Reading
2023-02-17	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michelle Mussman

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
815	505	2BBBB	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3602&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB3602.htm