HOUSE BILL 239

Sponsored By:

Delegates King, Kipke, and Schuh

Entitled:

Commercial Law - Contracts with Automatic Renewal Clauses - Required Notice

Synopsis:

Requiring specified businesses that sell or offer to sell goods or services to another business under specified contracts to provide written notice to the purchasing business of an automatic renewal clause; requiring the written notice to be provided no less than 90 days and no more than 120 days before the cancellation deadline specified in the automatic renewal clause and to include a specified statement; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action

1/25

First Reading Economic Matters

1/27

Hearing 2/4 at 1:00 p.m.

2/2

Hearing cancelled

2/9

Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters Withdrawn

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate James J. King, District 33A

Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31

Delegate Steven R. Schuh, District 31

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Commerce and Business -see also- Dealers; Elec. Comm.; etc

Contracts -see also- Land Installment Contracts; Procurement

Notices

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Commercial Law

( 24-101 , 24-102 , 24-103 )

Documents

Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note: Available

Amendments: None offered

Committee Votes :

House

Economic Matters