ColoradoProhibiting Price Gouging in Sales of Necessities
What it does
Under current law, a person engages in an unfair and unconscionable act or practice in violation of consumer protection laws if the person engages in price gouging during a declared disaster emergency. The act provides that a person engages in price gouging in the sale or offer for sale of certain goods or services if, after the governor declares a disaster emergency, which declaration may be based on a market disruption, the price of the good or service is increased by 10% or more above the price at which a similar good or service was sold or offered for sale before the disaster began. The act also establishes that seasonal pricing is not considered unreasonably excessive pricing and therefore is not price gouging.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- May 9Governor Jared Polis SignedBecame Law
- Apr 30Sent to the GovernorTo Governor
- Apr 29Signed by the Speaker of the House
- Apr 29Signed by the President of the Senate
- Apr 11House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- Vote recorded REPASS. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded CONCUR. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 6House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- Apr 4Senate Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed Senate
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 1Senate Third Reading Laid Over to 04/04/2025 - No Amendments
- Mar 31Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - FloorMinor
- Vote recorded COW *. Result: fail.Upper
- Vote recorded COW *. Result: fail.Upper
- Vote recorded COW *. Result: fail.Upper
- Vote recorded COW *. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 27Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the WholeMinor
- Mar 13Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & TechnologyMinor
- Mar 10House Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed House
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 7House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor
- Feb 11House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- Feb 6House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Refer Amended to House Committee of the WholeMinor
- Jan 8Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & LaborIntroduced