SB 129 Wisconsin Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relating to: the right to repair motor vehicles and providing a penalty. (FE)

Senate Bill 129 establishes a "right to repair" for motor vehicles, aiming to give owners and independent repair facilities greater access to necessary information and tools. It prohibits motor vehicle manufacturers from creating technological or legal barriers that prevent owners and repairers from accessing vehicle-generated data and critical repair information, including diagnostics, software, and parts catalogs. The bill requires manufacturers to provide this data and information directly and wirelessly, and at a fair cost, while also preventing them from mandating specific brands of parts or tools for repairs. This allows owners and independent repair shops to diagnose, service, and maintain vehicles in a manner similar to manufacturers or dealerships.
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Introduced Mar 14, 2025 Last action Mar 23, 2026
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Introduced by Senators Jacque, Cabral-Guevara and Pfaff; cosponsored by Representatives Penterman, Behnke, Brill, Brooks, Dittrich, Goeben, Goodwin, Gundrum, Knodl, Maxey, Melotik, Miresse, Murphy, Mursau, Piwowarczyk, Sortwell, Stroud and Wichgers
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