HB 553 - AS INTRODUCED
2021 SESSION
21-0699
05/11
HOUSE BILL 553
AN ACT prohibiting renewal of certain consumer contracts without express written notice to consumers.
SPONSORS: Rep. Baroody, Hills. 43
COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs
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ANALYSIS
This bill makes it a violation of the consumer protection act for a contract for services to include an automatic renewal provision that does not require written acceptance of the additional term of service by the consumer.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
21-0699
05/11
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty One
AN ACT prohibiting renewal of certain consumer contracts without express written notice to consumers.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Consumer Protection; Acts Unlawful; Automatic Contract Renewal. Amend RSA 358-A:2 by inserting after paragraph XVII the following new paragraph:
XVIII. Including in a contract for services an automatic renewal provision that does not require the consumer to accept, in writing, an additional term of service prior to the expiration of the current term. Notice of renewal shall be provided to the consumer no less than 30 days before the contract's expiration date.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2022.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 17, 2021 | House | Hearing |
| March 2, 2021 | House | Exec Session |
| March 3, 2021 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote |
March 12, 2021: Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
: Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
March 12, 2021: Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (Vote 10-9; RC) HC 18 P. 66
: Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (Vote 10-9; RC) HC 18 P. 66
March 2, 2021: Executive Session: 03/02/2021 09:00 am Members of the public may attend using the following link: To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/95215897452
March 3, 2021: ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 03/03/2021 01:30 pm Members of the public may attend using the following link: To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/98917516497 (if necessary)
Feb. 17, 2021: Public Hearing: 02/17/2021 09:45 am Members of the public may attend using the following link: To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/99607943571 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
Jan. 6, 2021: Introduced (in recess of) 01/06/2021 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 2 P. 53
Jan. 12, 2021: Introduced (in recess of) 01/06/2021 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 2 P. 53