Right to Repair · Washington
Washington Fair Repair Act
SB 5256 - enacted in Washington.
- Status
- Enacted
- Enacted
- 2025
- States with right to repair laws
- 9
- Washington tracker score
- 62/100 Top quartile
The bottom line
Washington Fair Repair Act is an enacted law in Washington, part of a still-emerging right to repair landscape.
- Enacted
- effective 2026-01-01
- 9
- states have right to repair laws
- 10/10
- right to repair laws enacted nationally
- 62/100
- Washington tracker score
Data compiled 2026-03-18 from the official Washington legislative record linked below; laws can be amended or repealed after this date.
Category catalog share · regulations
How 10 tracked right to repair records split by state
Exclusive Washington vs other-state counts in this category (sum to the category total). Orthogonal to the peer scatter below, which plots enacted volume against portal tracker score.
Regulatory Snapshot: Washington Fair Repair Act
Washington Fair Repair Act (SB 5256) is an enacted law in Washington under the Right to Repair category. It was enacted on 2025-05-06 and becomes effective on 2026-01-01. Washington currently has 7 regulations tracked here, with 7 records marked enacted in this dataset. PlainRegWatch's tracker score is 62/100; it summarizes coverage within the five categories this site tracks and is not an official state rating. PlainRegWatch compiled this entry's data on 2026-03-18; consult the linked official source for the current, authoritative text.
Nationally, 10 right to repair statutes have been enacted and 0 additional bills remain pending - 9 distinct jurisdictions have codified rules in this area so far. That places Washington within a still-emerging right to repair landscape where compliance programs typically hinge on definitions in SB 5256 itself.
Applicability under Washington Fair Repair Act: Consumer electronics sold in Washington. Penalty exposure is documented as: AG enforcement. WA Consumer Protection Act. Notable exemptions: Motor vehicles, medical devices, agricultural..
Summary
Comprehensive electronics repair with parts pairing restrictions.
Key Requirements
- Parts, tools, docs.
- Fair pricing.
- Parts pairing restrictions.
Penalties
- AG enforcement.
- WA Consumer Protection Act.
Applicability
- Consumer electronics sold in Washington.
Exemptions
- Motor vehicles, medical devices, agricultural.
Official Source
https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5256&Year=2025Category context
How Washington sits among right to repair peers
9 states have a tracked record in right to repair ; Washington ranks #8 by portal tracker score among those peers. Each point is one state with at least one right to repair regulation in this archive.
Read the peer-state figures
- California: 1 enacted of 1 tracked right to repair record, tracker score 100/100.
- Colorado: 1 enacted of 1 tracked right to repair record, tracker score 76/100.
- Texas: 1 enacted of 1 tracked right to repair record, tracker score 69/100.
- Connecticut: 1 enacted of 1 tracked right to repair record, tracker score 62/100.
- Minnesota: 1 enacted of 1 tracked right to repair record, tracker score 62/100.
- New York: 1 enacted of 1 tracked right to repair record, tracker score 62/100.
- Oregon: 1 enacted of 1 tracked right to repair record, tracker score 62/100.
- Washington (this state): 2 enacted of 2 tracked right to repair records, tracker score 62/100.
- Massachusetts: 1 enacted of 1 tracked right to repair record, tracker score 48/100.
Dashed lines mark the peer averages in this category. The tracker score summarizes enacted records across all five policy areas PlainRegWatch tracks; it is not enforcement strength or legal burden. Read how tracker scores are computed.
Tracker-score ranking on right to repair
Top peer states by portal tracker score among jurisdictions with a right to repair record in this archive.
| # | State | Tracker score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 100 |
| 2 | Colorado | 76 |
| 3 | Texas | 69 |
| 4 | Connecticut | 62 |
| 5 | Minnesota | 62 |
| 6 | New York | 62 |
| 7 | Oregon | 62 |
| 8 | Washington (this state) | 62 |
| 9 | Massachusetts | 48 |
Read with Washington Fair Repair Act
Nearest right to repair volume peers and same-state archive siblings for this ENACTED · MID row.
ENACTED MID
Connecticut · 1 enacted
Connecticut holds 1 enacted right to repair rows (fewer by 1 than Washington); tracker 62/100.
Minnesota · 1 enacted
Minnesota holds 1 enacted right to repair rows (fewer by 1 than Washington); tracker 62/100.
New York · 1 enacted
New York holds 1 enacted right to repair rows (fewer by 1 than Washington); tracker 62/100.
Oregon · 1 enacted
Oregon holds 1 enacted right to repair rows (fewer by 1 than Washington); tracker 62/100.
Seattle Secure Scheduling Ordinance · ENACTED
Another Washington archive row (Employment & Worker Protection) stamped ENACTED beside ENACTED Washington Fair Repair Act.
Washington Equal Pay and Opportunities Act · ENACTED
Another Washington archive row (Employment & Worker Protection) stamped ENACTED beside ENACTED Washington Fair Repair Act.
Disclaimer: This summary is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Regulation details may have changed since this data was compiled (2026-03-18). Always consult official sources and qualified legal counsel for compliance guidance.
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Every figure on PlainRegWatch is rendered from curated state legislative and Federal Register source data, no number is typed in by an editor. Status, dates, and source URL are this record's row in the curated archive, not a live legislature scrape. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026. Tracker scores and rule counts are curated records in five tracked categories - not enforcement strength, legal advice, a complete inventory of US law, or a live bill-status feed.