republic-os/legislation/us/states/ky/2023rs/sb-30.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to the termination of automatic renewal offers and continuous service offers."
description: "Create new sections of KRS Chapter 365 to define \"automatic renewal,\" \"automatic renewal offer terms,\" \"clear and conspicuous,\" \"consumer,\" and \"continuous service,\"; require businesses to present automatic renewal or continuous service offer terms clearly and conspicuously to consumers before purchase; require businesses to obtain the consumer's consent before charging the consumer; require businesses to provide an acknowledgment that includes the terms, the cancellation policy, and information regarding how to cancel in a manner that can be retained by the consumer; require businesses to provide consumers with an easy-to-use mechanism for cancellation; require businesses to provide users who purchase in one medium the opportunity to terminate in the same medium, including online termination; require businesses to provide a notice regarding material term changes prior to implementation; exempt certain businesses and services; allow the Attorney General to bring an action for injunctive and monetary relief; and exempt contracts entered into prior to the effective date; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2024."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2023RS"
identifier: "SB 30"
citation: "Kentucky SB 30 (2023RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Advertising", "Commerce", "Consumer Affairs", "Effective Dates", "Delayed", "Internet", "Technology"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-03T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-03-23T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/237b1674-b48c-4d80-962f-f6146819d70f"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb30.html"
source_hash: "032c601c0f66e3c4253c8d723729da515d13270532a8b9179f185e2735e3c7fe"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ky"]
---

# Kentucky SB 30 (2023RS) — AN ACT relating to the termination of automatic renewal offers and continuous service offers.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 365 to define "automatic renewal," "automatic renewal offer terms," "clear and conspicuous," "consumer," and "continuous service,"; require businesses to present automatic renewal or continuous service offer terms clearly and conspicuously to consumers before purchase; require businesses to obtain the consumer's consent before charging the consumer; require businesses to provide an acknowledgment that includes the terms, the cancellation policy, and information regarding how to cancel in a manner that can be retained by the consumer; require businesses to provide consumers with an easy-to-use mechanism for cancellation; require businesses to provide users who purchase in one medium the opportunity to terminate in the same medium, including online termination; require businesses to provide a notice regarding material term changes prior to implementation; exempt certain businesses and services; allow the Attorney General to bring an action for injunctive and monetary relief; and exempt contracts entered into prior to the effective date; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2024.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/sb30/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 81** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/23RS/documents/0081.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/sb30/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **pass** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE SB 30 W/ hcs1 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- PASS SB 30 W/ sfa3 — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-01-03T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2023-01-03T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-05T05:00:00+00:00** to Banking & Insurance (S) `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendments (1) and (2) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2023-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 24, 2023
- **2023-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2023-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (3) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2023-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendments (1) and (2) withdrawn
- **2023-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 35 -0 with Floor Amendment (3) `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2023-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** to Banking & Insurance (H) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2023-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 13, 2023
- **2023-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 97-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2023-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (S) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1)
- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1)
- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** passed 35 -0 `passage`
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2023-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 81) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/237b1674-b48c-4d80-962f-f6146819d70f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).