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MI HB6028
Bill
Status
7/23/2020
Primary Sponsor
Darrin Camilleri
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AI Summary
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Amends the Michigan Consumer Protection Act to add Section 3j prohibiting health clubs from requiring customers to cancel or suspend membership agreements in person.
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Defines "health club" as any person providing services or facilities for physical exercise, weight control, or figure development, including fitness centers, studios, salons, or clubs.
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Voids and makes unenforceable any membership agreement that requires in-person cancellation or suspension.
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Applies only to membership agreements that take effect, are extended, renewed, or modified after the effective date of this amendment.
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Modifies existing Section 3 to replace "shall" with "must" in regulatory language and adds cross-reference to new Section 3j as a prohibited unfair trade practice.
Legislative Description
Consumer protection: other; requirement to cancel membership in person and the collection of membership fees during a closure; prohibit. Amends sec. 3 of 1976 PA 331 (MCL 445.903) & adds sec. 3j.
Consumer protection: other
Last Action
Bill Electronically Reproduced 07/23/2020
8/6/2020