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Authors Mark González   Gipson  
Principle Coauthors: Bryan   Celeste Rodriguez   Schiavo   Durazo   Rubio  
Coauthors: Garcia   Harabedian   McKinnor   Quirk-Silva   Schultz   Solache   Zbur   Menjivar   Smallwood-Cuevas  
Subject Price gouging.
Relating To relating to price gouging.
Title An act to amend Section 8588.8 of the Government Code, and to amend Section 396 of the Penal Code, relating to price gouging.
Last Action Dt 2025-06-27
State Amended Senate
Status In Committee Process
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Vote Req Approp Fiscal Cmte Local Prog Subs Chgs Urgency Tax Levy Active?
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Bill Actions
2025-08-29     In committee: Held under submission.
2025-08-18     In committee: Referred to suspense file.
2025-07-08     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-06-27     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2025-06-19     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2025-06-18     Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2025-06-05     In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-06-04     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 49. Noes 9. Page 2064.)
2025-05-29     Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 1788.)
2025-05-27     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-23     From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (May 23).
2025-05-23     Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 51. Noes 16. Page 1644.)
2025-05-23     Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
2025-04-09     In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2025-03-13     Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-03-12     Read second time and amended.
2025-03-11     From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (March 11).
2025-03-05     Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2025-03-04     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.
2025-02-18     Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2025-02-04     From printer. May be heard in committee March 6.
2025-02-03     Read first time. To print.
Versions
Amended Senate     2025-06-27
Amended Senate     2025-06-19
Amended Assembly     2025-05-29
Amended Assembly     2025-05-23
Amended Assembly     2025-03-12
Amended Assembly     2025-03-04
Introduced     2025-02-03
Analyses TBD
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Under existing law, upon the proclamation of a state of emergency by the President of the United States or the Governor, or upon the declaration of a local emergency by the executive officer of any county, city, or city and county, and for 30 days or 180 days, as specified, following the proclamation or declaration of emergency, it is a misdemeanor, punishable by up to one year in county jail, a fine of $10,000, or both that imprisonment and fine, for a person, contractor, business, or other entity to sell or offer to sell certain goods or services for a price of more than 10% greater than the price charged by that person immediately prior to the proclamation or declaration of emergency.

Under existing law, as described above, it is unlawful to increase the rental price for housing by more than 10%, or evict any residential tenant of residential housing, upon the proclamation or declaration of emergency. Existing law defines “housing” for purposes of these provisions as any rental housing with an initial lease term of no longer than one year.