l9n/ Mississippi

2025 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2498

Subscription services; enact notice and acknowledgment protections for consumers regarding automatic renewals.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Business and Commerce Committee on March 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO REQUIRE ANY BUSINESS THAT MAKES AN AUTOMATIC RENEWAL OFFER FOR A SUBSCRIPTION PERIOD GREATER THAN ONE MONTH TO A CONSUMER IN THIS STATE TO PROVIDE AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT INCLUDES THE AUTOMATIC RENEWAL OFFER TERMS, CANCELLATION POLICY AND INFORMATION REGARDING HOW TO CANCEL; TO REQUIRE SUCH BUSINESS PROVIDE NOTICE TO THE CONSUMER, NO LESS THAN SEVEN DAYS, BUT NO MORE THAN 21 DAYS BEFORE THE AUTOMATIC RENEWAL DATE, THROUGH MEANS AGREED TO BY THE CONSUMER IN THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, OF THE DATE THE PLAN WILL RENEW ALONG WITH INFORMATION REGARDING HOW TO CANCEL; TO PROHIBIT ANY SUCH BUSINESS FROM CHARGING A CONSUMER FOR AN AUTOMATIC RENEWAL WITHOUT FIRST HAVING COMPLIED WITH SUCH ACKNOWLEDGMENT OR NOTICE REQUIREMENT; TO PROVIDE THAT, IF SUCH BUSINESS CHARGES A CONSUMER FOR AN AUTOMATIC RENEWAL WITHOUT FIRST COMPLYING WITH SUCH ACKNOWLEDGMENT OR NOTICE REQUIREMENT, THEN THE BUSINESS SHALL REFUND THE CONSUMER THE FULL AMOUNT CHARGED; TO PROVIDE THAT UPON CANCELLATION BY A CONSUMER WITHIN 10 DAYS FOLLOWING THE AUTOMATIC RENEWAL OF A SUBSCRIPTION FOR A PERIOD GREATER THAN ONE MONTH, THE SUBSCRIPTION AMOUNT MUST BE REFUNDED PRO RATA OR IN FULL TO THE CONSUMER; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

Its course

January 20 to March 4, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action7 actions on 6 days

In the SenateJan 20 to Feb 1122 days

Business and Financial InstitutionsJan 20 to Jan 3010 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 11 to Mar 4 · stopped21 days

Business and CommerceFeb 14 to Mar 4 · stopped18 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentPending

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the Senate Jan 20 – Feb 11

  1. Jan 20Referred to the Senate committee on Business and Financial Institutions
  2. Jan 30Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 11Amendment failed in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 12 – Mar 4

  1. Feb 12Sent to the House
  2. Feb 14Referred to the House committees on Business and Commerce and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  3. Mar 4Died in committee in the House
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 20Referred To Business and Financial InstitutionsSenate
  2. Jan 30Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Feb 11Amendment FailedSenate
  4. Feb 11PassedSenate
  5. Feb 12Transmitted To HouseSenate
  6. Feb 14Referred To Business and Commerce;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives