New York S 9211: Relates to the cancellation of contracts for health club services

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S09211 Summary:

BILL NOS09211A

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SAME ASSAME AS A10642

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SPONSORBYNOE

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §624, Gen Bus L

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Relates to the cancellation of contracts for health club services; provides that for a contract for service due for renewal on a monthly basis, the health club shall accept cancellation of renewal if such request is made up to the day before such renewal takes effect; relates to the mechanisms through which a health club shall accept notice of cancellation and offer cancellation.

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BILL NOS09211A

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02/13/2026REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

03/25/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

03/25/2026PRINT NUMBER 9211A

05/20/20261ST REPORT CAL.1298

05/21/20262ND REPORT CAL.

05/26/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/05/2026COMMITTED TO RULES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9211--A

 IN SENATE

 February 13, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. BYNOE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection --
 committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
 recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to cancellation of
 contracts for health club services

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) of subdivision 4 of section 624
 2 of the general business law, as added by chapter 537 of the laws of
 3 2024, are amended and a new paragraph (e) is added to read as follows:
 4 (b) Where a contract for services is due for renewal on an annual
 5 basis, such contract for services following the initial contract shall
 6 provide that such health club shall accept cancellation of renewal of a
 7 membership, by the buyer or the buyer's estate, provided such request is
 8 made within fifteen business days after such renewal takes effect. Where
 9 a contract for service is due for renewal on a monthly basis, such
 10 contract for services following the initial contract shall provide that
 11 such health club shall accept cancellation of renewal of a monthly
 12 membership, by the buyer or the buyer's estate provided such request is
 13 made [within three] up to the business [days after] day before such
 14 renewal takes effect.
 15 (c) Such health club shall accept notice of cancellation [of a member-
 16 ship through methods including, but not limited to, website, electronic
 17 mail, telephone, mail, or in person] using a simple cancellation mech-
 18 anism that is as easy to use as the mechanism that the consumer used to
 19 provide consent and that is through the same medium that the consumer
 20 used to provide consent.
 21 (d) [If a health club allows a buyer to enter into a contract for
 22 services through a website, such] Such health club shall accept a notice
 23 of cancellation [of such contract through such website in addition to
 24 the methods provided pursuant to paragraph (c) of this subdivision] at
 25 any time through all mediums by which the health club allows a consumer
 26 to provide affirmative consent to the health club.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14871-02-6

 S. 9211--A 2

 1 (e) Provided further that, where consent to the health club agreement
 2 was obtained in person, in addition to offering cancellation where prac-
 3 tical via an in-person method similar to that the user used to consent,
 4 the business shall, at the minimum, offer cancellation through telephone
 5 communication, cellular communication, or an online mechanism.
 6 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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