l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 987

Automatic renewals and continuous service offers; require certain protection for consumers regarding.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Business and Commerce Committee on February 3, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO REQUIRE BUSINESSES THAT MAKE AN AUTOMATIC RENEWAL OFFER OR CONTINUOUS SERVICE OFFERS TO CONSUMERS TO PRESENT THE AUTOMATIC RENEWAL OFFER TERMS OR CONTINUOUS SERVICE OFFER TERMS IN A CLEAR AND CONSPICUOUS MANNER BEFORE THE SUBSCRIPTION OR PURCHASING AGREEMENT IS FULFILLED; TO DEFINE THE TERMS "AFFIRMATIVE CONSENT", "CONSUMER" AND "SERVICE CONTRACT"; TO REQUIRE SUCH BUSINESSES TO OBTAIN THE CONSUMER'S AFFIRMATIVE CONSENT TO THE AGREEMENT CONTAINING THE AUTOMATIC RENEWAL OFFER TERMS OR CONTINUOUS SERVICE OFFER TERMS BEFORE CHARGING THE CONSUMER'S CREDIT OR DEBIT CARD, OR THE CONSUMER'S ACCOUNT THROUGH A THIRD PARTY; TO REQUIRE BUSINESSES TO NOTIFY CONSUMERS OF A MATERIAL CHANGE IN THE TERMS OF THE AUTOMATIC RENEWAL OR CONTINUOUS SERVICE; TO REQUIRE THOSE BUSINESSES THAT ALLOW CONSUMERS TO ACCEPT AN AUTOMATIC RENEWAL OR CONTINUOUS SERVICE OFFER ONLINE TO ALSO ALLOW THE CONSUMERS TO TERMINATE THE AUTOMATIC RENEWAL OR CONTINUOUS SERVICE EXCLUSIVELY ONLINE; 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 House of Representatives

Its course

January 16 to February 3, 2026, 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 action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 16 to Feb 3 · stopped18 days

Business and CommerceJan 16 to Feb 3 · stopped18 days

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 House of Representatives Jan 16 – Feb 3

  1. Jan 16Referred to the House committee on Business and Commerce
  2. Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To Business and CommerceHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives