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Automatic renewal bill fails after industry and consumer groups clash over telecom exemption
Summary
A draft requiring simple cancellation and advance notice for automatic subscription renewals failed in committee after close debate and a 3–4 vote; industry witnesses asked to exempt communications and utilities while consumer groups opposed broad exemptions.
The committee debated a draft (26 LSO 61) that would require companies offering automatic subscription renewals to obtain affirmative consumer consent, provide a clear cancellation mechanism at least as easy as the sign‑up method, and give written notice ahead of renewal for contracts six months or longer. Talies Hansen, staff attorney, walked the committee through the draft and noted the committee might decide whether to include trial‑offer rules like Colorado’s.
The draft required affirmative consent before automatic renewal, a simple cancellation mechanism, and a written notice between 30 and 60 days before renewal for agreements with renewal terms of six months or more. It also made…
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