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A1221Assembly2025-2026 Session

Let Consumers Cancel Contracts Easily

Official title

“Relates to methods for cancelling contracts”

Sponsor Jeffrey DinowitzAD-81+4 co-sponsorsAffects Public Safety & Consumer Affairs
Status
In Assembly Committee
Consumer Affairs And Protection
Impact
7/10
Significant
Passage
14%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Consumer Affairs And Protection

What's happening

This bill requires businesses to allow consumers to cancel contracts using the same method they used to enter them.

Why it matters

  1. Empowers consumers by making contract cancellation easier and more accessible. , reducing barriers that businesses sometimes create (like requiring cancellation by mail when sign-up was online).

  2. Could lead to fewer unwanted or forgotten recurring charges. (such as subscriptions or memberships), since consumers can cancel as simply as they signed up.

  3. Encourages greater transparency and fairness in business practices. by holding companies accountable for offering consistent and straightforward cancellation methods.

  4. May particularly benefit vulnerable groups. , such as elderly or less tech-savvy consumers, by removing confusing or burdensome cancellation processes.

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Let Consumers Cancel Contracts Easily

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Jeffrey Dinowitz

Assembly Member · Assembly District 81

Chair, Codes

1 Multi-sponsor

History

  1. Referred to consumer affairs and protection
  2. Referred to consumer affairs and protection

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STATE OF NEW YORK

1221

2025-2026 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

January 9, 2025

Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, GLICK, SEAWRIGHT, COLTON, COOK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. DAVILA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to methods for cancelling contracts

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 391-x to read as follows:

§ 391-x. Method for contract cancellation. Unless otherwise authorized by law, rule, or regulation, any business that contracts with a consumer shall allow such consumer to cancel such contract using the same method that the business and consumer used to enter such contract, including but not limited to, in writing or online. For the purposes of this section, "consumer" shall mean a natural person residing in this state that enters into a contract for personal, family or household purposes.

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD01735-01-5

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