2025-2026 Regular Session • California Legislature
SB36: Price gouging: state of emergency.
Legislative Summary
An act to add Section 17206.3 to the Business and Professions Code, to amend Sections 1770 and 3345 of, and to add Title 1.4E (commencing with Section 1749.9) to Part 4 of Division 3 of, the Civil Code, and to amend Sections 396 and 1524 of the Penal Code, relating to price gouging.
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Bill History
12/3/2024
Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Senate
12/4/2024
From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 3.
Senate
1/6/2025
Read first time.
Senate
1/29/2025
Referred to Com. on RLS.
Senate
2/24/2025
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
Senate
3/5/2025
Re-referred to Coms. on JUD. and PUB. S.
Senate
3/25/2025
Set for hearing April 8.
Senate
4/9/2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
Senate
4/10/2025
Set for hearing April 22.
Senate
4/23/2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Senate
4/25/2025
Set for hearing May 5.
Senate
Roll Call Votes
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
4/22/2025
5
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety]
4/8/2025
10
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(12/3/2024)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Appropriations(Senate)
