Assembly Bill A3928B

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires businesses that allow automatic renewals, continuous service offers, and automatic subscription renewals to provide notice regarding cancelling such renewals

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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Bill Amendments

2025-A3928 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5615
Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §527-a, Gen Bus L

2025-A3928 - Summary

Requires businesses that allow automatic renewals, continuous service offers, and automatic subscription renewals to provide notice regarding cancelling such renewals, services, or subscriptions.

2025-A3928 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3928
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 30, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BORES -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Consumer Affairs and Protection
 
 AN ACT to amend the general  business  law,  in  relation  to  automatic
   renewals,   continuous  service  offers,  and  automatic  subscription
   renewals
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "click to
 cancel act".
   § 2. Paragraph c of subdivision 1 of  section  527-a  of  the  general
 business  law,  as added by chapter 267 of the laws of  2020, is amended
 to read as follows:
   c. fail to provide  an  acknowledgment  that  includes  the  automatic
 renewal  or  continuous  service  offer  terms, cancellation policy, and
 information regarding how to cancel in a CLEAR  AND  CONSPICUOUS  manner
 that is capable of being retained by the consumer. If the offer includes
 a  free  gift  or trial, the business shall PROVIDE SUCH ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
 BEFORE THE CONSUMER PAYS FOR THE GOODS OR SERVICES AND also disclose  in
 the  acknowledgment  [how  to  cancel  and  allow the consumer to cancel
 before the consumer pays for the goods or services] THE PRICE THAT  WILL
 BE  CHARGED  AFTER  THE  FREE GIFT OR TRIAL PERIOD ENDS, AND IF THE FREE
 GIFT OR TRIAL PERIOD LASTS FOR MORE THAN THIRTY-ONE DAYS FOLLOWED BY  AN
 UPCOMING  AUTOMATIC RENEWAL OR CONTINUOUS SERVICE CHARGE TO SUCH CONSUM-
 ER'S ACCOUNT, THE BUSINESS SHALL PROVIDE SUCH ACKNOWLEDGEMENT  AT  LEAST
 THREE DAYS BEFORE, BUT NOT MORE THAN TWENTY-ONE DAYS BEFORE, THE CANCEL-
 LATION DEADLINE FOR SUCH AUTOMATIC RENEWAL OR CONTINUOUS SERVICE CHARGE.
 SUCH  NOTICE  SHALL  INCLUDE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO CANCEL AND ALLOW THE
 CONSUMER TO CANCEL BEFORE THE CONSUMER PAYS FOR THE AUTOMATIC RENEWAL OR
 CONTINUOUS SERVICE CHARGE.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02152-01-5
 A. 3928                             2

co-Sponsors

2025-A3928A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5615
Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §527-a, Gen Bus L

2025-A3928A - Summary

Requires businesses that allow automatic renewals, continuous service offers, and automatic subscription renewals to provide notice regarding cancelling such renewals, services, or subscriptions.

2025-A3928A - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3928--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 30, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BORES -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Consumer Affairs  and  Protection  --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee
 
 AN ACT to amend the general  business  law,  in  relation  to  automatic
   renewals,   continuous  service  offers,  and  automatic  subscription
   renewals
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "click to
 cancel act".
   § 2. Paragraph c of subdivision 1 of  section  527-a  of  the  general
 business  law,  as added by chapter 267 of the laws of  2020, is amended
 to read as follows:
   c. fail to provide  an  acknowledgment  that  includes  the  automatic
 renewal  or  continuous  service  offer  terms, cancellation policy, and
 information regarding how to cancel in a CLEAR  AND  CONSPICUOUS  manner
 that is capable of being retained by the consumer. If the offer includes
 a  free  gift or trial, the business shall also disclose in the acknowl-
 edgment [how to cancel and allow  the  consumer  to  cancel  before  the
 consumer  pays for the goods or services] THE PRICE THAT WILL BE CHARGED
 AFTER THE FREE GIFT OR TRIAL PERIOD ENDS, AND IF THE FREE GIFT OR  TRIAL
 PERIOD LASTS FOR MORE THAN THIRTY-ONE DAYS FOLLOWED BY AN UPCOMING AUTO-
 MATIC  RENEWAL  OR CONTINUOUS SERVICE CHARGE TO SUCH CONSUMER'S ACCOUNT,
 THE BUSINESS SHALL PROVIDE SUCH  ACKNOWLEDGEMENT  AT  LEAST  THREE  DAYS
 BEFORE, BUT NOT MORE THAN TWENTY-ONE DAYS BEFORE, THE CANCELLATION DEAD-
 LINE  FOR  SUCH  AUTOMATIC  RENEWAL  OR  CONTINUOUS SERVICE CHARGE. SUCH
 NOTICE SHALL INCLUDE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO CANCEL AND ALLOW THE CONSUM-
 ER TO CANCEL BEFORE THE CONSUMER  PAYS  FOR  THE  AUTOMATIC  RENEWAL  OR
 CONTINUOUS SERVICE CHARGE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02152-02-5
 A. 3928--A                          2

co-Sponsors

2025-A3928B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5615
Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §527-a, Gen Bus L

2025-A3928B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires businesses that allow automatic renewals, continuous service offers, and automatic subscription renewals to provide notice regarding cancelling such renewals, services, or subscriptions.

2025-A3928B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3928--B
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 30, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BORES,  STIRPE,  GALLAGHER  -- read once and
   referred to the  Committee  on  Consumer  Affairs  and  Protection  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee -- again reported  from  said  committee
   with  amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
   committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the general  business  law,  in  relation  to  automatic
   renewals,   continuous  service  offers,  and  automatic  subscription
   renewals
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "click to
 cancel act".
   § 2. Paragraph c of subdivision 1 of  section  527-a  of  the  general
 business  law,  as added by chapter 267 of the laws of  2020, is amended
 to read as follows:
   c. fail to provide  an  acknowledgment  that  includes  the  automatic
 renewal  or  continuous  service  offer  terms, cancellation policy, and
 information regarding how to cancel in a CLEAR  AND  CONSPICUOUS  manner
 that is capable of being retained by the consumer. If the offer includes
 a  free  gift or trial, the business shall also disclose in the acknowl-
 edgment [how to cancel and allow  the  consumer  to  cancel  before  the
 consumer  pays for the goods or services] THE PRICE THAT WILL BE CHARGED
 AFTER THE FREE GIFT OR TRIAL PERIOD ENDS, AND IF THE FREE GIFT OR  TRIAL
 PERIOD LASTS FOR MORE THAN THIRTY-ONE DAYS FOLLOWED BY AN UPCOMING AUTO-
 MATIC  RENEWAL  OR CONTINUOUS SERVICE CHARGE TO SUCH CONSUMER'S ACCOUNT,
 THE BUSINESS SHALL PROVIDE SUCH  ACKNOWLEDGEMENT  AT  LEAST  THREE  DAYS
 BEFORE, BUT NOT MORE THAN TWENTY-ONE DAYS BEFORE, THE CANCELLATION DEAD-
 LINE  FOR  SUCH  AUTOMATIC  RENEWAL  OR  CONTINUOUS SERVICE CHARGE. SUCH
 NOTICE SHALL INCLUDE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO CANCEL AND ALLOW THE CONSUM-

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02152-06-5
 A. 3928--B                          2

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