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PA HB129
Bill
Status
7/1/2025
Primary Sponsor
Lisa Borowski
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AI Summary
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Amends Pennsylvania's Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law to classify using automatic renewal provisions or negative option plans without proper disclosure as an unfair or deceptive practice
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Requires sellers to provide clear and conspicuous disclosure of automatic renewal terms, specific cancellation procedures, and advance notice before renewals (15 days for periods under 3 months, 30 days for 3+ months)
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Mandates that cancellation mechanisms must be identical to the methods by which consumers initially agreed to the subscription, and sellers must obtain affirmative consent before charging consumers
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Exempts health clubs, municipal franchise services, FCC/FERC/PUC-regulated utilities, business-to-business transactions, insurance entities, natural gas and electric competition contracts, and security system services from the requirements
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Takes effect 60 days after enactment
Legislative Description
Further providing for definitions.
Last Action
Referred to Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure
7/14/2025