‘Click to Cancel’ legislation introduced in Pennsylvania

Fully in favor of this. I recently had to cancel a subscription that had no "cancel subscription" button and instead forced you to contact customer service so they could try to sell you on discounts and etc. No, just let me cancel and get on with my day. Unfortunately, it seems health clubs(and I assume gyms?) are exempt from this when they are like 80% of the problem.

Re: ‘Click to Cancel’ legislation introduced in Pennsylvania

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Post by vba616 » Mon, Apr 18, 2022, 2:33 AM UTC

conroy wrote: post #2

Full text of the proposed bill: https://legiscan.com/PA/text/HB2511/id/2569740/Pennsylvania-...

"This section shall not apply to a business entity that is subject to the act of December 21, 1989 (P.L.672, No.87), known as the Health Club Act" (in reference to disclosure of material changes to a service)

What is it with health clubs?!

Re: ‘Click to Cancel’ legislation introduced in Pennsylvania

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Post by conroy » Mon, Apr 18, 2022, 2:38 AM UTC

Surprisingly, the proposed bill exempts gyms and health clubs, which have some of the worst cancellation policies.

Re: ‘Click to Cancel’ legislation introduced in Pennsylvania

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Post by Lamad123 » Mon, Apr 18, 2022, 2:40 AM UTC

We all need this!!

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Post by logicalmonster » Mon, Apr 18, 2022, 2:41 AM UTC

This is one of those things that sounds really good on the surface, and hopefully it is so, but I'm always wary of unintended consequences when it comes to legislation.

Are there any loopholes or bad behavior this might enable? Just something to keep in mind and consider, but on the surface I'd have to say that this does sound pretty good.

Re: ‘Click to Cancel’ legislation introduced in Pennsylvania

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Post by smt88 » Mon, Apr 18, 2022, 2:41 AM UTC

vba616 wrote: post #5

conroy wrote: post #2

Full text of the proposed bill: https://legiscan.com/PA/text/HB2511/id/2569740/Pennsylvania-...

"This section shall not apply to a business entity that is subject to the act of December 21, 1989 (P.L.672, No.87), known as the Health Club Act" (in reference to disclosure of material changes to a service) What is it with health clubs?!

It appears that health clubs are already highly regulated when it comes to memberships, so perhaps it seems like this law would be confusing to overlay on top of those regulations: https://www.attorneygeneral.gov/protect-yourself/consumer-ad...

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Post by winrid » Mon, Apr 18, 2022, 2:42 AM UTC

conroy wrote: post #6

Surprisingly, the proposed bill exempts gyms and health clubs, which have some of the worst cancellation policies.

The result of lobbying, maybe?