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AZ SB1226

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/20/2026

Primary Sponsor

Brian Fernandez

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)

AI Summary

  • Requires covered suppliers (those with over $6 billion in annual sales) to offer the same terms of sale for food and grocery products to all retailers and wholesalers purchasing at the same volume unit basis.

  • Prohibits dominant covered retailers (over $18 billion in annual retail sales with storefronts in at least 21 states) from coercing suppliers into pricing arrangements that violate the equal pricing requirements.

  • Mandates covered suppliers provide anonymized sales transaction data within 14 business days upon request from retailers or wholesalers who purchased goods or received pricing offers.

  • Creates exceptions for pricing differences based on self-distribution efficiencies, voluntary acceptance of different terms, perishable goods deterioration, seasonal obsolescence, court-ordered distress sales, and business closings.

  • Violations constitute unlawful trade practices enforceable by the Attorney General or injured parties, with civil penalties up to three times actual damages.

Legislative Description

Pricing; covered goods; requirements.

Requirements

Last Action

Senate read second time

1/21/2026

Committee Referrals

Rules1/20/2026
Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency1/20/2026

Full Bill Text

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