{"id":3290,"date":"2025-04-11T14:57:59","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T21:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/hansen\/?p=3290"},"modified":"2025-04-11T17:17:21","modified_gmt":"2025-04-12T00:17:21","slug":"approaching-the-finish-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/hansen\/2025\/04\/11\/approaching-the-finish-line\/","title":{"rendered":"Approaching the finish line"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dear friends and neighbors, <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">With just two weeks left in the 2025 legislative session, we are busy voting on key bills and negotiating a final state budget that works for the people of Washington.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:150,&quot;335559739&quot;:150}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Right to repair bills advancing<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">If you own an electronic device or use a wheelchair and it breaks, you should be allowed to fix it yourself or take it to a local repair shop. Unfortunately, some companies intentionally make products difficult or impossible to repair. For people with disabilities, this can mean weeks without mobility as they wait for an appointment at a manufacturer\u2019s repair shop. My bill, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/app.leg.wa.gov\/billsummary?BillNumber=5680&amp;Year=2025&amp;Initiative=False\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">SB 5680,<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> will give wheelchair users the right to repair their own equipment. I\u2019m pleased to share the bill passed the House today! I\u2019m grateful to the prime sponsor of the main bill in this area, Rep. Mia Gregerson, as well as my constituent, Marsha Cutting, and other <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">advocates in the disability community for helping us understand how much this bill will help. I\u2019m also happy to share the Senate this week passed <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Rep. Gregerson\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/app.leg.wa.gov\/BillSummary\/?BillNumber=1483&amp;Year=2025&amp;Initiative=false\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Right to Repair Act<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">. Both bills will help save families money, reduce electronic waste, and support small businesses.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Fun visit with Blakely Elementary School<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3292\" src=\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/hansen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/04\/Image-72.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/hansen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/04\/Image-72.jpg 640w, https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/hansen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/04\/Image-72-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">I loved getting to visit with this incredible group of fourth graders from Blakely Elementary School, which is my kids\u2019 former elementary school! We had a great time talking about our work in Olympia and answering some terrific questions \u2014 we even did a mock bill exercise where the Blakely Bulldogs debated whether to make \u201ccoconut chicken\u201d a mandatory school lunch option each day. Thank you for making a trip to the Capitol!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As always, please stay in touch and reach out to my office anytime. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sincerely,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3160\" src=\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/hansen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2024\/04\/hansen-signature-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"143\" height=\"101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/hansen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2024\/04\/hansen-signature-1.jpg 650w, https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/hansen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2024\/04\/hansen-signature-1-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 143px) 100vw, 143px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Drew Hansen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear friends and neighbors, \u00a0 With just two weeks left in the 2025 legislative session, we are busy voting on key bills and negotiating a final state budget that works for the people of Washington.\u00a0 Right to repair bills advancing\u00a0 If you own an electronic device or use a wheelchair and it breaks, you should be allowed to fix it yourself or take it to a local repair shop. Unfortunately, some companies intentionally make products difficult or impossible to repair. For people with disabilities, this can mean weeks without mobility as they wait for an appointment at a manufacturer\u2019s repair&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":3291,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"disable_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3290","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-e-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Approaching the finish line - Sen. 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