HB 131 – AS INTRODUCED
2015 SESSION
\t15-0247\t05/08
HOUSE BILL\t\t131
AN ACT\trelative to renewal of health club memberships.
SPONSORS:\tRep. R. Belanger, Rock 8; Rep. Estevez, Hills 37; Rep. Manning, Rock 8
COMMITTEE:\tCommerce and Consumer Affairs
\tThis bill prohibits automatic renewal of a health club membership.
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Explanation:\tMatter added to current law appears in bold italics.
\t\tMatter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
\t15-0247
\t05/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fifteen
AN ACT\trelative to renewal of health club memberships.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
\t1 Health Club Membership; Automatic Renewal Prohibited. Amend RSA 358-I:5, I to read as follows:
\t\tI. No term contract for health club services shall be for a term of more than one year, nor shall any health club term contract contain an automatic renewal clause [for a period greater than one month]. A contract may provide for a renewal option for continued membership, but any such renewal must be accepted in writing by a buyer at the time of renewal and is effective only upon payment of the renewal price. Under no circumstances may a contract for health club services be renewed more than 90 days before the contract’s expiration date. The annualized price of the buyer’s first term contract or membership option with a seller may not exceed the annualized price of any subsequent term contract or other membership option with the seller by more than 25 percent.
\t2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2016.