Bill > HB405

This bill amends section 1345.21 of the Ohio Revised Code to exclude consumer goods service contracts from home solicitation sales regulations. Specifically, the bill adds a new subsection (F)(7) to the existing law, which exempts "the sale of consumer goods service contracts or related goods or services subject to section 3905.423 of the Revised Code" from the definition of consumer goods or services that are subject to home solicitation sales rules. A consumer goods service contract is typically a type of extended warranty or protection plan for consumer products. The bill effectively means that these types of service contracts will no longer be regulated under the home solicitation sales provisions, which previously governed sales made outside of a business's fixed location, such as sales made at a person's home. This change could potentially make it easier for companies to sell service contracts through methods like door-to-door sales or solicitations at a consumer's residence, by removing certain consumer protections that previously applied to such transactions.

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https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/hb405