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SB 493

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Measure SB 493
Authors Becker  
Coauthors: Allen   Stern  
Subject Unlawful business practices: price gouging.
Relating To relating to price gouging.
Title An act to amend Section 396 of the Penal Code, relating to price gouging.
Last Action Dt 2026-06-18
State Amended Assembly
Status In Committee Process
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Vote Req Approp Fiscal Cmte Local Prog Subs Chgs Urgency Tax Levy Active?
Majority No Yes Yes None No No Y
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Bill Actions
2026-06-18     From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2026-06-15     Re-referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
2026-06-11     Ordered to third reading.
2026-06-11     Read third time and amended.
2026-06-08     Action rescinded whereby bill was read third time, passed, and ordered to the Senate.
2026-06-08     Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-29     Ordered to the Assembly.
2025-08-29     In Assembly. Held at Desk.
2025-08-28     In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2025-08-28     Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 75. Noes 1. Page 2773.) Ordered to the Senate.
2025-08-21     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-20     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 20).
2025-08-20     Coauthors revised.
2025-07-03     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-06-25     From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on AGRI.
2025-06-05     Referred to Com. on AGRI.
2025-05-29     Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1319.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2025-05-29     In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2025-05-27     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-23     From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1202.) (May 23).
2025-05-23     Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2025-05-16     Set for hearing May 23.
2025-05-12     May 12 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-05-06     From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-05-02     Set for hearing May 12.
2025-04-29     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 933.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-03-28     Set for hearing April 29.
2025-02-26     Referred to Com. on AGRI.
2025-02-20     From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
2025-02-19     Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Versions
    Length
Amended Assembly     2026-06-18     23909
Amended Assembly     2026-06-11     32954
Amended Assembly     2025-06-25     11118
Amended Senate     2025-05-23     10480
Amended Senate     2025-05-06     9831
Introduced     2025-02-19     10793
Analyses TBD