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CA SB1133

Bill

Status

Engrossed

5/25/2022

Primary Sponsor

Bob Archuleta

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Origin

Senate

2021-2022 Session

AI Summary

  • 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.

  • Extends the 10% price cap to 180 days for contractors providing repair, reconstruction, or emergency cleanup services during declared emergencies.

  • 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.

  • Excludes newly constructed housing issued a certificate of occupancy within 3 months before or during an emergency declaration from rental price restrictions.

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Appropriations6/28/2022
Public Safety6/2/2022
Appropriations4/6/2022
Public Safety2/23/2022
Rules2/16/2022

Full Bill Text

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