South Carolina H 4635: Debbie Robertson

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2025-2026 Bill 4635 Text of Previous Version (Jun. 25, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 4635

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Conference Report Adopted - Not Printed

June 25, 2026

H. 4635

Introduced 
by Rep. B. Newton 

S. Printed 6/25/26--H.

Read the first time January 13, 2026

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statement of estimated fiscal impact

Explanation of Fiscal Impact

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Frank A. Rainwater, Executive Director

Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office

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A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING 
SECTION 44-79-60, RELATING TO PHYSICAL FITNESS SERVICE CONTRACTS, SO AS TO 
ALLOW THE USE OF ELECTRONIC NOTIFICATION FOR AUTOMATIC RENEWAL OF CONTRACTS.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of 
South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Section 44-79-60(4) of the S.C. Code is amended to 
read:

 (4) provide for an 
a one-month automatic renewal option, for a duration of no longer than one month, which to be 
enforceable must be disclosed in bold type of at least fourteen-point font on 
the front page of the contract and must be initialed by the customer. The 
customer will be given the ability to opt-in to may accept the automatic renewal provision 
at the time the initial contract is executed by initialing an opt-in 
provision. Near No later than 
ten days before the expiration of the initial contract, the facility 
shall notify the customer in writing at the customer's last known address or electronically, by means specified in the initial contract, 
of the automatic renewal option which the customer selected at the time the 
initial contract was executed. Price may not increase or decrease in an 
automatically renewed contract without written notice to the customer of at 
least thirty but not more than sixty days prior to the effective date of the 
change in price;

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval 
by the Governor.

/s/Sen. Corbin /s/Rep. 
Newton

/s/Sen. Garrett /s/Rep. 
Davis

/s/Sen. Tedder /s/Rep. 
Moore

 On Part of the Senate On 
Part of the House

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