Provides that health clubs must discontinue automatic deductions from the consumer's account or credit card within 30 calendar days of receiving a notice to stop from the consumer.

## Rhode Island Health Club Billing Bill

This bill would create a new rule for health clubs — such as gyms and fitness centers — operating in Rhode Island. Specifically, it would require health clubs to stop making automatic charges to a customer's bank account or credit card within 30 calendar days after the customer notifies them they want the charges to stop. In other words, once you tell your gym to stop billing you automatically, they would have a legal deadline to actually do it.

The bill affects anyone in Rhode Island who pays for a gym or health club membership through automatic recurring charges — which is a very common billing method. It also affects the health clubs themselves, who would be required to process cancellation requests in a timely manner or potentially face consequences under the state's unfair sales practices laws.

Currently, consumers sometimes report difficulty canceling automatic payments, with charges continuing long after they've requested cancellation. This bill would set a clear, enforceable 30-day deadline to address that problem. The 30-day window gives health clubs a reasonable amount of time to process the request while still protecting consumers from being billed indefinitely.

As of now, the bill has been introduced in the Rhode Island House of Representatives and referred to the House Corporations Committee, which has recommended it be held for further study. This means it has not yet moved forward in the legislative process, and a hearing is scheduled for January 27, 2026.