Please Vote Yes for HB22-1031

Consumer Right To Repair

Power Wheelchair

Rep. B Titone, Rep. D Ortiz,

Sen. R. Zenzinger

If you have a piece of equipment that needs repair, and you could repair it yourself if you had access to the parts, tools and owner’s manual, would you?

Or would you send it to a repair place and wait 4-6 months for it to get repaired?  

Now what if that equipment provided you the means to be out of your bed, or home, and allowed you access to the world; would you repair it yourself or have an independent repair specialist fix your equipment?

This bill requires a manufacturer to provide parts, embedded software, firmware, tools, or documentation, such as diagnostic, maintenance, or repair manuals, diagrams, or similar information, to independent repair providers and owners of powered wheelchairs, to allow an independent repair provider or owner to conduct, maintenance, or repair services on the powered wheelchair.

A manufacturer's failure to comply with the requirement is a deceptive trade

practice, and nothing exempts the manufacturer from a products liability claim.

Contact the House Public Behavioral Health and Human Services Committee members

https://leg.colorado.gov/committees/public-behavioral-health-human-services/2022-regular-session

Tell them to support HB22-1031 to allow power wheelchair owners and independent repair providers the ability to conduct maintenance and repair services to their power wheelchair.

Contact your House Representative and ask them to support HB22-1031.  To find your house member go to: Find My Legislator | Colorado General Assembly

Contact CCDC for more information at 303-839-1775