AUTOMATIC RENEWAL CANCL ONLINE
Summary
Amends the Automatic Contract Renewal Act. Provides that a consumer who accepts an automatic renewal or continuous service offer online shall be allowed to terminate the automatic renewal or continuous service exclusively online. Requires a business that makes an automatic renewal offer or continuous service offer online to provide a toll-free telephone number, electronic mail address, a postal address if the seller directly bills the consumer, or another cost-effective, timely, and easy-to-use mechanism for cancellation.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Aug 2021
Introduced Apr 27, 2021
Signed Aug 20, 2021
Floor votes · Senate May 29, 2021 · House Apr 23, 2021
How they voted
46–0
Passed
Total votes 46
May 29, 2021
D
Democratic29
100% Yea
R
Republican17
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Aug 20, 2021
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000
upper
May 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Commerce; 008-000-000
upper
May 10, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Commerce
upper
Apr 27, 2021
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 27, 2021
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 098-000-001
lower
Mar 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Consent Calendar Consumer Protection Committee; 006-000-000
lower
Mar 16, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee
lower
Feb 22, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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