Requires businesses to notify consumers of an upcoming automatic renewal or continuous service charge forty-five days prior to such charge
Summary
Requires businesses to notify consumers of an upcoming automatic renewal or continuous service charge to the consumer's account forty-five days prior to such charge; requires businesses to include instructions on how to cancel such renewal or charge in the notice to the consumer.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
Assembly Passage
Jun 2023
Signed into Law
Dec 2023
Introduced Mar 23, 2023
Signed Dec 13, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jun 1, 2023 · Assembly Jun 6, 2023
How they voted
58–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 63
Jun 1, 2023
D
Democratic42
95% Yea
R
Republican21
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Amendments
4
Dec 13, 2023
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.728
Jun 6, 2023
Assembly · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
Jun 1, 2023
Assembly · Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION
Jun 1, 2023
Senate · Passed
PASSED SENATE
May 12, 2023
Senate · Amendment adopted
PRINT NUMBER 5941B
May 12, 2023
Senate · Amendment adopted
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
Mar 31, 2023
Senate · Amendment adopted
PRINT NUMBER 5941A
Mar 31, 2023
Senate · Amendment adopted
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
Mar 23, 2023
Senate · Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brian Kavanagh
DDemocratic
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