NH HB1504

Prohibits retailers, manufacturers, suppliers, wholesalers, and distributors from charging unreasonably excessive prices on essential goods and services during a governor-declared state of emergency or abnormal market disruption

Defines price gouging by comparing current prices to the seller's average price in the preceding 60 days, while allowing increases attributable to supplier costs, commodity market fluctuations, or business expenses

Limits the prohibition period to 45 days after the triggering event unless extended by the governor

Authorizes any governmental prosecuting authority to bring enforcement actions and seek injunctions, with civil penalties of up to $5,000 per violation

Estimated fiscal impact includes $123,000 in FY 2028 and $230,000 in FY 2029 for one additional attorney and one paralegal at the Department of Justice; effective January 1, 2027