Bill Summary for H 188 (2025-2026)
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN AUTOMATICALLY RENEWING CONSUMER CONTRACTS.Intro. by Stevens, Kidwell.
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House committee substitute to the 2nd edition makes the following changes.
Amends proposed GS 75-41 amending the content of the disclosure statement as follows; (1) no longer requires that it be in at least 12-point type and in bold print; and (2) no longer require a space for the consumer's initials acknowledging their consent to the provision of the contract that automatically renews the contract unless the consumer gives notice of their intention to terminate the contract before the renewal date. Makes conforming changes to the prohibition on charging for automatic renewal so that it now applies when the consumer did not give consent to the agreement including the automatic renewal provision. Adds new requirements related to the format of the disclosure to ensure that the written disclosure differs from the surrounding contract terms, and if it is audio, then it must be made in a volume and cadence to make it readily audible and understandable. Amends the allowable methods of delivering the notice to the consumer for any automatic renewal of six months or more, to allow a form of notice customarily used to communicate with the customer (was, any other form of notice agreed to by the consumer). Instead of deleting the entirety of subsection (d), now reinstates that this statute does not apply to any entity subject to regulation by the Federal Communications Commission under Title 47 of the US Code.