ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session

Majority Research Staff

House: COM DPA/SE 10-0-0-1

☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note

HB 2951: automatic subscription renewals; contracts; requirements

S/E: same subject

Sponsor: Representative Connolly, LD 8

Caucus & COW

 

Summary of the Strike-Everything Amendment to HB 2951

Overview

Outlines requirements relating to automatic renewal contracts.

History

The Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) is a is a comprehensive set of laws governing all commercial transactions. In accordance with the UCC, a contract as the total legal obligation that results from the parties' agreement as determined by statutes as supplemented by any other applicable laws (A.R.S. § 47-1201).

Provisions

1.   Instructs a person who offers an automatic renewal contract to:

a.   allow the consumer to cancel their subscription by using the same method they used to enroll in the subscription; and

b.   provide clear, conspicuous disclosure of a subscription's terms, including renewal policies and cancellation instructions, at the time the consumer enrolls in a subscription. (Sec. 1)

2.   Prohibits a person who offers an automatic renewal contract from adding extra requirements or steps to the cancellation process. (Sec. 1)

3.   Authorizes a person who offers an automatic renewal contract to make a retention offer or incentive to a consumer only after the consumer indicates an intent to cancel the consumer's subscription, which cannot impede or complicate the cancellation process. (Sec. 1)

4.   Stipulates a reminder of the automatic renewal be sent, 31 days before an annual automatic renewal, to each consumer who has an automatic renewal contract by using the same method the consumer used to enroll in the subscription in order to provide an opportunity to opt out of the automatic renewal contract. (Sec. 1)

5.   Defines automatic renewal contract as a plan or arrangement in which a paid subscription or purchasing agreement for goods or services is automatically renewed at the end of a definite term for a subsequent term or on a continuous or recurring basis. (Sec. 1)

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