SB 25-145 Colorado Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Online Cancellation of Automatic Renewal Contracts

Summary
Under current law, if a consumer consents to an automatic renewal contract for a good or service through an online medium, the person that sells the good or service may provide the consumer with an opportunity to cancel the automatic renewal contract either online or in person. The act changes this provision to state that the person that sells the good or service is required to provide the consumer with an opportunity to cancel the automatic renewal contract online if the consumer consented to the automatic renewal contract through an online medium. If the consumer consented to the automatic renewal contract through other means, the person is required to provide the consumer with an online cancellation link or an in-person mechanism for canceling the automatic renewal contract. The person that sells the good or service may display a discounted offer, a retention benefit, or information regarding the effects of cancellation if the person simultaneously displays a direct link to cancel the automatic renewal contract. The attorney general may adopt rules to implement and enforce the act. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Feb 5, 2025 Signed Jun 3, 2025
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What changed between versions

Revised (04/21/2025) PA1 (03/14/2025) · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to remove the requirement for a 'One-Step Online Cancellation' method, which previously mandated that consumers could cancel contracts without any additional action after authentication. The amendment replaced this with a requirement for either a one-step online cancellation link or an in-person cancellation mechanism at a physical location where the consumer regularly uses the service. This change expands consumer options by allowing businesses to offer in-person cancellation as an alternative to online cancellation.
Scope change
The bill's scope was modified to allow businesses to satisfy cancellation requirements through either online or in-person mechanisms, rather than mandating online-only cancellation.
REQUIREMENT

Removed the 'One-Step Online Cancellation' definition and requirement, which previously mandated that cancellation must be possible without additional action beyond authentication.

Added an alternative in-person cancellation mechanism option, allowing businesses to provide cancellation at a physical location where the consumer regularly uses the goods or services.

DEFINITION

Modified the cancellation requirements to allow either a one-step online link or an in-person mechanism, rather than requiring only the online method.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 21, 2025 · House Apr 23, 2025

How they voted

295
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 35
Mar 21, 2025
D Democratic23
22 Yea 1
95% Yea
R Republican12
7 Yea 5 Nay
58% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Jun 3, 2025
Signed into law
Governor Signed
executive
Apr 25, 2025
Introduced
Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Introduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor
lower
Mar 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Introduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology
upper
3 primary · 31 co-sponsors

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