This new Michigan bill could save you from the subscription fees you forgot you’re paying

The digital age is rife with automatically renewing subscriptions for information, entertainment and software.

Sometimes these services have obscure ways to cancel, come with hidden fees upon automatic renewal or don’t remind consumers that a free trial will soon become a paid subscription.

That’s why a group of Michigan lawmakers earlier this week introduced what they’re calling the “click-to-cancel” legislative package.

The sponsors – state Reps. Jason Morgan, D-Ann Arbor, and Noah Arbit, D‑West Bloomfield, and state Sen. Sam Singh, D‑East Lansing – say their legislation would protect Michigan consumers from deceptive and difficult-to-cancel subscription practices.

“If you can sign up with one click, you should be able to cancel with one click. No tricks. No traps,” Morgan said. “It’