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

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

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Latest action Jan 7, 2026

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

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Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A3928, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the General Business Law.

Committee

Consumer Affairs and Protection · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Consumer Protection · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

This bill protects consumers from unethical business practices.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Cosponsors

Al Taylor, Albert A. Stirpe and 19 more on Agora

Democratic20
Republican1

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Rachel May says this is needed

Exploitative business practices in this sector often lead to consumers incurring unwanted fees for subscriptions they no longer use or wish to maintain. Despite the growing prevalence of subscription services, many consumers face difficulties in managing these subscriptions due to inad- equate communication and deceptive practices by sellers. These issues result in ongoing financial charges for services that consumers have either forgotten about or found challenging to cancel. Through manipu- lative practices, subscription services retain large membership bases. This bill aims to rectify these practices by requiring subscription service providers to implement clear, effective communication strategies and simplify the process for managing and canceling subscriptions.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

Jan 7, 2026
Died in Senate
DIED IN SENATE
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Ordered to Third Reading CAL.119
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.119
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
NY Senate
Mar 27, 2025
Amend and Recommit to Consumer Protection
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
NY Senate
Mar 25, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO SENATE
NY Assembly

Show full history (8 earlier events)

Mar 25, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Mar 25, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
NY Senate
Mar 25, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES
NY Assembly
Mar 25, 2025
Rules Report CAL.113
RULES REPORT CAL.113
NY Assembly
Mar 21, 2025
Amend and Recommit to Consumer Affairs and Protection
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION
NY Assembly
Feb 26, 2025
Amend and Recommit to Consumer Affairs and Protection
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION
NY Assembly
Feb 25, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
NY Senate
Jan 30, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION
NY Assembly

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