Price gouging: state of emergency.

Legislative status

1. Introduced
2. In Committee
3. Reported by Committee
4. Floor Vote Scheduled
5. Passed One Chamber
6. Passed Both Chambers
7. Vetoed
8. Signed into Law

Summary

The measure creates a new civil penalty of up to $2,500 for businesses that overcharge people displaced by a state or local emergency. It also forces online housing platforms to remove, report, and warn about listings that violate price‑gouging rules for 30 days after an emergency is declared. The bill expands consumer protections to include disaster‑displaced residents and sets limits on repair‑service price hikes.

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Vote

Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 60. Noes 17. Page 3080.) Ordered to the Senate. · Sep 9, 2025

Hearings

• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · Aug 29, 2025
• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · Aug 20, 2025
• Public Safety Committee Hearing
  Public Safety · Jul 15, 2025
• Judiciary Committee Hearing
  Judiciary · Jun 24, 2025
• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · May 23, 2025

History

1. Mar 2, 2026Veto sustained.
2. Mar 2, 2026Stricken from file.
3. Oct 11, 2025Vetoed by the Governor.
4. Oct 11, 2025In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
5. Sep 22, 2025Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.
6. Sep 11, 2025Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 30. Noes 8. Page 2872.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
7. Sep 9, 2025Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 60. Noes 17. Page 3080.) Ordered to the Senate.
8. Sep 9, 2025In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
9. Sep 5, 2025Read third time and amended.
10. Sep 5, 2025Ordered to third reading.
11. Sep 5, 2025Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended.
12. Sep 3, 2025Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

The 12 most recent of 38 recorded actions.

Sponsors

• Umberg · sponsor
• Cervantes
• Cortese
• Gonzalez
• Hurtado
• Menjivar
• Pérez
• Reyes
• Richardson
• Smallwood-Cuevas
• Wahab

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