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Committee amends subscription bill to delay implementation date and tighten long-term renewal consent
Summary
The committee considered LC550558S, a substitute that would require sellers to offer upfront opt-outs for automatic renewals and to secure affirmative consent for long-term renewals and certain price increases. Members voted to amend the substitute to push the effective date to Dec. 30, 2025.
The House Agriculture & Consumer Affairs Committee took up a substitute (LC550558S) aimed at curbing surprise price increases in automatically renewing consumer contracts.
Sponsor Representative Barrett said the substitute would give consumers an option at the time of initial sale to decline automatic renewal, require affirmative consent for renewals that extend contracts 12 months or longer, and require consumers to acknowledge…
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