Kentucky House Bill 262 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-01-13 - to Committee on Committees (H)
Pending: House Committee On Committees Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 365 to define "automatic renewal," "automatic renewal offer terms," clear and conspicuous," "continuous service," and "continuous service offer terms"; require businesses to present automatic renewal or continuous service offer terms clearly and conspicuously to consumers before purchasing; require businesses to obtain the consumer's consent before charging the consumer; require businesses to provide consumers with an easy-to-use mechanism for cancellation; require businesses to provide users who purchase in one medium the opportunity to terminate in the same medium, including online termination; require businesses to provide a notice regarding term changes prior to implementation; require businesses to abide by requirements before completion of the order except that the acknowledgement may be fulfilled after order completion and notice of change must be fulfilled prior to implementation; provide that goods, wares, merchandise, or products sent to the consumer shall be considered an unconditional gift if consent is not obtained by the business; amend KRS 365.990 to create penalty.

AN ACT relating to the termination of automatic renewal offers and continuous service offers.

Rep. Susan Westrom [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-13	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2021-01-13	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/hb262.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/hb262/orig_bill.pdf