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H7181 2026 -- H 7181 ======== LC003926 ======== STATE OF RHODE ISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ A N A C T RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- UNFAIR SALES PRACTICES Introduced By: Representatives Phillips, J. Brien, Chippendale, Nardone, Place, Hull, Azzinaro, and Shanley Date Introduced: January 21, 2026 Referred To: House Corporations It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: 1 Section 1. Chapter 6-13 of the General Laws entitled Unfair Sales Practices is hereby 2 amended by adding thereto the following section: 3 6-13-22. Termination of automatic deductions – Notice of rate increases or substantial 4 changes in services. 5 (a) Any health club, as defined in § 5-50-1, which automatically deducts from a checking 6 or savings account, or a credit or debit card, or similar device, on a regular schedule, monthly or 7 otherwise, for a consumer to access the health club, shall stop making such deduction within thirty 8 (30) calendar days of the consumer giving the health club notice that the consumer wants the 9 automatic deduction to be stopped. Notice by the consumer shall be provided in written form only 10 and delivered by mail or in person. 11 (b) Any health club who intends to provide a rate increase in charges or a substantial change 12 in the nature of the health club, or services being provided to the consumer, shall give the consumer 13 notice of the proposed rate increase or change in services by a writing executed and delivered to 14 the consumer at least sixty (60) calendar days prior to the date when the rate increase or change in 15 services are to take effect. 16 (c) A health club may be fined up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) for a violation of this 17 section. In addition, any consumer against whom the health club violates the provisions of this 18 section shall be entitled to terminate their contractual agreement with the health club as of the date 1 of the violation, and shall not be responsible to the health club for any charges assessed by the 2 health club on or after the date of the violation. 3 (d) If any of the provisions of this section violate an express provision of a contract between 4 a consumer and a health club, then the provisions of this section shall apply to the next renewal of 5 that contract which occurs after the effective date of this section. 6 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. ======== LC003926 ======== LC003926 - Page 2 of 3 EXPLANATION BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF A N A C T RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- UNFAIR SALES PRACTICES *** 1 This act would provide that a health club must stop automatic deductions from the 2 consumer’s account or credit card within 30 calendar days of receiving a written notice that the 3 consumer wants the automatic deduction to be stopped. The act would also provide that a health 4 club must give a consumer at least 60 calendar days notice of a proposed rate increase or substantial 5 change in services being provided to the consumer. 6 This act would take effect upon passage. ======== LC003926 ======== LC003926 - Page 3 of 3
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