Requiring refunds to consumers for early cancellation of term-based subscriptions to electronic media services.

 S-1518.1

SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5207

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Senate Business, Financial Services & Trade (originally sponsored by Senators MacEwen, Dozier, Hasegawa, Nobles, and Valdez)

READ FIRST TIME 02/14/25.

AN ACT Relating to requiring refunds to consumers for early cancellation of term-based subscriptions to electronic media services; and adding a new chapter to Title 19 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

(1) "Automatic renewal" means recurring monetary charges for continuing provision of electronic media according to the terms of the agreement or contract between the consumer and the electronic media service without recurring affirmative consent or action by the consumer, otherwise known as a negative option.