Automatic renewal or continuous service offer to consumer; cancellation and online opt-out.
Summary
Automatic renewal or continuous service offerto consumer; cancellation and online opt-out. Requires that the supplier of automatic renewals or continuous service offers thatinclude a free trial notify the consumer of the automatic renewalseven days prior to expiration of the free trial and obtain the consumer'saffirmative consent to the automatic renewal beyond the trial period.The bill also requires that suppliers of automatic renewals or continuousservice offers through an online website must make available a conspicuousonline option to cancel a recurring purchase of a good or servicewithin the website by which such purchase was made.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 4, 2022
Signed Apr 11, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 2, 2022 · House of Delegates Jan 31, 2022
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Mar 2, 2022
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
36
Key actions
12
Committee
10
Amendments
4
Apr 11, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 557 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Mar 7, 2022
Introduced
Senate amendments agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Mar 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed by temporarily
lower
Mar 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 3, 2022
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Mar 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
upper
Mar 3, 2022
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Mar 2, 2022
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Feb 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 1, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Jan 31, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 28, 2022
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB78E
lower
Jan 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
lower
Jan 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Energy with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 20, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (10-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 20, 2022
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 18, 2022
Committee
Assigned sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 4, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy
lower
Jan 4, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101883D
lower
1 primary · 20 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Glenn R. Davis
RRepublican
Co
Angelia Graves
DDemocratic
Co
Dave LaRock
RRepublican
Co
David Reid
DDemocratic
Co
Ellen Campbell
RRepublican
Co
Emily Jordan
RRepublican
Co
Irene Shin
DDemocratic
Co
Jackie Glass
DDemocratic
Co
Jason Ballard
RRepublican
Co
John Avoli
RRepublican
Co
Kathleen Murphy
DDemocratic
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