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HB529 • 2025

Georgia Online Automatic Renewal Transparency Act; enact

Georgia Online Automatic Renewal Transparency Act; enact

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Sponsor
Barrett, Carter
Last action
2025-03-10
Official status
Senate Read and Referred
Effective date
Not listed

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Georgia Online Automatic Renewal Transparency Act

This bill gives consumers the option to stop service contracts with automatic renewal terms from renewing automatically after their set period ends.

What This Bill Does

  • Provides an option for service contracts with automatic renewal provisions to end after a specified time instead of renewing automatically.
  • Sets requirements on how customers can use this option to stop the renewal.
  • Updates rules about what notices and information companies must give regarding online automatic renewals and continuous service offers.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Consumers who have service contracts that include automatic renewal terms.
  • Businesses offering services with automatic renewal or continuous subscription models in Georgia.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The official text does not state the specific date when this law will take effect.
  • The summary does not list every detail of how companies must send notices to customers.
  • It is unclear from the provided text which older laws are being removed or changed.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-10 Georgia General Assembly

    Senate Read and Referred

Official Summary Text

Georgia Online Automatic Renewal Transparency Act; enact