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CA AB380

Bill

Status

Engrossed

6/4/2025

Primary Sponsor

Mike Gipson

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Origin

State Assembly

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Extends the price gouging prohibition period from 30 days to 60 days following a declared state of emergency for consumer goods, emergency supplies, medical supplies, building materials, gasoline, transportation services, and hotel rates

  • Increases the fine for price gouging violations by businesses and non-natural persons from $10,000 to $25,000; natural persons remain subject to up to one year in jail and/or a $10,000 fine

  • Expands the definition of "housing" for rental price gouging protections to include any rental housing regardless of initial lease term length, removing the previous one-year lease term limitation

  • Extends price gouging protections to commercial real property, prohibiting rental price increases of more than 10% and evictions for the purpose of re-renting at higher prices for 60 days after an emergency declaration

  • Prohibits evicting residential or commercial tenants to rent the property to someone else at a higher price during the 60-day emergency period

Legislative Description

Price gouging.

Last Action

In committee: Held under submission.

8/29/2025

Committee Referrals

Appropriations7/8/2025
Public Safety6/18/2025
Rules6/5/2025
Appropriations3/11/2025
Public Safety2/18/2025

Full Bill Text

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