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CA SB1133
Bill
AI Summary
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Prohibits sellers from increasing prices more than 10% on essential goods and services (food, medical supplies, building materials, gasoline, etc.) for 30 days following a declared state of emergency or local emergency, with exceptions for documented cost increases.
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Extends the 10% price cap to 180 days for contractors providing repair, reconstruction, or emergency cleanup services during declared emergencies.
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Limits hotel and motel rate increases to 10% for 30 days following emergency declarations, and prohibits rental housing price increases exceeding 10% during the same period, unless increases are contractually agreed or due to repairs/additions.
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Excludes newly constructed housing issued a certificate of occupancy within 3 months before or during an emergency declaration from rental price restrictions.
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Requires extensions of rental housing price restrictions lasting over one year to include findings that emergency conditions necessitate the restrictions to prevent excessive rent increases; mandates Office of Emergency Services post proclamations and declarations on its website before penalties become enforceable.
Legislative Description
Price gouging: state of emergency.
Last Action
August 11 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
8/11/2022