AB 380 (González, Mark D) Price gouging

Current Text: Amended: 3/12/2025 
Last Amend: 3/12/2025
Status: 3/13/2025-Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Location: 3/11/2025-A. APPR.
Summary: Under current law, upon the proclamation of a state of emergency by the President of the
United States or the Governor, or upon the declaration of a local emergency by the executive officer of
any county, city, or city and county, and for 30 days or 180 days, as specified, following the
proclamation or declaration of emergency, it is a misdemeanor, punishable by up to one year in county
jail, a fine of $10,000, or both that imprisonment and fine, for a person, contractor, business, or other
entity to sell or offer to sell certain goods or services for a price of more than 10% greater than the
price charged by that person immediately prior to the proclamation or declaration of emergency. This
bill would instead make that misdemeanor applicable for the duration of that proclamation or
declaration and would, for an entity or person other than a natural person, make that misdemeanor
punishable by a fine of $25,000.