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Committee passes bill tightening automatic‑renewal rules; fitness operators urge industry exemption
Summary
The House Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee again advanced HB 529, a bill that would require affirmative consumer consent to renew subscriptions beyond an initial term and add notice and cancellation requirements for automatic renewals.
The House Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee again advanced HB 529 on Monday, a measure intended to curb surprise automatic renewals in consumer contracts and require affirmative consumer consent to extend subscriptions beyond an agreed term.
Representative Dan Barrett, sponsor of the bill, said the aim is to give consumers a clear choice at the end of a subscription period rather than leave the burden on customers to remember to cancel. "If you are going to make me sign up for an automatic renewal on a long term contract, I want you to give us an option as well to say at the end of that term, it's over," Barrett said. He said the bill is not intended to disrupt short month‑to‑month arrangements but acknowledged language might need…
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