CONTRACT RENEWAL-CANCELLATION

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB4468

Introduced 1/20/2026, by Rep. Hoan Huynh

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

815 ILCS 601/5
815 ILCS 601/10

Amends the Automatic Contract Renewal Act. Provides that any person,
firm, partnership, association, or corporation that sells or offers to
sell any products or services to a consumer pursuant to a contract, where
such contract automatically renews unless the consumer cancels the
contract, shall provide a simple cancellation mechanism to the consumer.
LRB104 15286 SPS 28440 b

A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning business.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:

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Section 5.
The Automatic Contract Renewal Act is amended
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by changing Sections 5 and 10 as follows:

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(815 ILCS 601/5)
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Sec. 5.
Definitions.
In this Act:
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"Automatic renewal offer terms" means the following clear
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and conspicuous disclosures:
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(1) that the paid subscription or purchasing agreement
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will continue until the consumer cancels;
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(2) the timeframe in which the consumer must cancel in
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order to avoid being charged for a subsequent term;
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(3) the recurring charges that will be charged to the
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consumer's credit or debit card or payment account with a
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third party as part of the automatic renewal contract, and
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that the amount of the charge may change, if that is the
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case, and the amount to which the charge will change, if
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known;
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(4) the length of the automatic renewal term or that
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the service is continuous, unless the length of the term
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is chosen by the consumer; and
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(5) the minimum purchase obligation, if any.

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"Clear and conspicuous" means in larger type than the
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surrounding text, or in contrasting type, font, or color to
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the surrounding text of the same size, or set off from the
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surrounding text of the same size by symbols or other marks, in
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a manner that clearly calls attention to the language. In the
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case of an audio disclosure, "clear and conspicuous" means in
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a volume and cadence sufficient to be readily audible and
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understandable.
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"Contract" means a written agreement between 2 or more
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parties.
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"Parties" includes individuals and other legal entities,
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but does not include the federal government, this State or
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another state, or a unit of local government.
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"Simple cancellation mechanism" means a mechanism that:
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(1) immediately stops recurring charges; (2) is as simple to
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use as the mechanism the consumer used to consent to the
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negative option features of a contract; and (3) is readily
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accessible through the same medium the consumer used to
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provide that consent.
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(Source: P.A. 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 103-70, eff. 1-1-24
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(815 ILCS 601/10)
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Sec. 10.
Automatic renewal; requirements.
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(a) Any person, firm, partnership, association, or
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corporation that sells or offers to sell any products or
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services to a consumer pursuant to a contract, where such

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contract automatically renews unless the consumer cancels the
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contract, shall:
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(i) disclose the automatic renewal offer terms clearly
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and conspicuously in the contract before the subscription
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or purchasing agreement is fulfilled and in visual
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proximity, or in the case of an offer conveyed by voice, in
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temporal proximity, to the request for consent to the
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offer;
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(ii) not charge the consumer's credit or debit card or
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other payment mechanism for an automatic renewal service
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without first obtaining the consumer's consent to the
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contract containing the automatic renewal offer terms;
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(iii) provide an acknowledgment that includes the
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automatic renewal offer terms, cancellation policy, and
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information regarding how to cancel, which may be
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accomplished by linking to a resource that provides
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instructions that account for different platforms and
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services, in a manner that is capable of being retained by
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the consumer; and
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(iv) if the offer includes a free gift or trial,
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disclose how to cancel the contract, which may be
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accomplished by linking to a resource that provides
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instructions that account for different platforms and
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services, and allow the consumer to cancel before the
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consumer pays for the good or services.
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(a-5) Any person, firm, partnership, association, or

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corporation that sells or offers to sell any products or
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services to a consumer pursuant to a contract that includes a
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free trial or a promotional period of the product or service
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that lasts 15 days or longer, where such contract
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automatically renews unless the consumer cancels the contract,
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shall notify the consumer during the free trial or the
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promotional period no less than 3 days before the cancellation
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deadline as described by the automatic renewal offer terms.
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The person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation
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shall send the notice in a method in which the consumer is
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accustomed to interacting with the person, firm, partnership,
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association, or corporation.
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(b) Any person, firm, partnership, association, or
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corporation that sells or offers to sell any products or
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services to a consumer pursuant to a contract, where such
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contract term is a specified term of 12 months or more, and
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where such contract automatically renews for a specified term
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of more than one month unless the consumer cancels the
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contract, shall notify the consumer in writing of the
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automatic renewal. Written notice shall be provided to the
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consumer no less than 30 days and no more than 60 days before
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the cancellation deadline pursuant to the automatic renewal
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offer terms. Such written notice shall disclose clearly and
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conspicuously, in a retainable form:
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(i) that unless the consumer cancels the contract it
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will automatically renew;

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(ii) a mechanism for cancelling the contract, which
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shall be offered in a manner in which the consumer
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commonly interacts with the business; and
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(iii) the deadline by which the consumer must cancel
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in order to avoid being charged for a subsequent term.
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(b-5) A person, firm, partnership, association, or
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corporation that makes an automatic renewal offer or
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continuous service offer online shall provide a toll-free
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telephone number, electronic mail address, a postal address if
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the seller directly bills the consumer, or another
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cost-effective, timely, and easy-to-use mechanism for
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cancellation that shall be described in the notice required in
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subsection (b). A consumer who accepts an automatic renewal or
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continuous service offer online must be allowed to terminate
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the automatic renewal or continuous service exclusively
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online, which may include a termination email formatted and
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provided by the business that a consumer can send to the
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business without additional information, or a link to a
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website or other online service consumers can use to cancel.
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(b-10) Any person, firm, partnership, association, or
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corporation that sells or offers to sell any products or
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services to a consumer pursuant to a contract, where such
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contract automatically renews unless the consumer cancels the
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contract, shall provide a simple cancellation mechanism to the
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consumer.
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(c) A person, firm, partnership, association, or

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corporation will not be liable for a violation of this Act or
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the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act if
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such person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation
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demonstrates that, as part of its routine business practice:
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(i) it has established and implemented written
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procedures to comply with this Act and enforces compliance
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with the procedures;
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(ii) any failure to comply with this Act is the result
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of error; and
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(iii) where an error has caused a failure to comply
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with this Act, it provides a full refund or credit for all
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amounts billed to or paid by the consumer from the date of
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the renewal until the date of the termination of the
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account, or the date of the subsequent notice of renewal,
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whichever occurs first.
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(Source: P.A. 102-517, eff. 1-1-22; 103-70, eff. 1-1-24;
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103-919, eff. 1-1-25
.)

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